To die and let live : that is the question

Borg, Daniel

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dc.contributor.author	Borg, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-03T13:57:11Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-03T13:57:11Z
dc.date.issued	1968
dc.identifier.citation	Borg, D. (1968). To die and let live : that is the question. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 3(2), 148-154.	en_GB
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/13645
dc.description.abstract	The reader will quickly notice that the title of this paper is a variation on a popular catchphrase with half a line from "Hamlet" tagged on. The subjects presented are the modern controversy about resuscitation, the moment of death and transplantation of human vital organs: nowadays a person may, after death, still render a great service to his fellow men on whom his viable organ/s could be grafted to improve their precarious health and to prolong their lives. The Catholic Church`s beliefs regarding resuscitation aspects, specifically those claimed by Pope Pius XII are further described and discussed. Additionally, the role of the physician is explained, as he or she should be the sole arbiter in deciding authoritatively whether the patient is alive or dead. Surely he or she could, and is expected to, enlist the aid of any chemical or electrical means available in reaching and confirming his decision.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en_GB
dc.publisher	The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette	en_GB
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en_GB
dc.subject	Resuscitation -- Moral and ethical aspects	en_GB
dc.subject	Death -- Moral and ethical aspects	en_GB
dc.subject	Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects	en_GB
dc.subject	Organ donors -- Death	en_GB
dc.title	To die and let live : that is the question	en_GB
dc.type	article	en_GB
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dc.description.reviewed	peer-reviewed	en_GB
Appears in Collections:	TSLHG, Volume 3, Issue 2 TSLHG, Volume 3, Issue 2

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