Christian Life Support Case Study
A judge is mulling over whether an elderly Christian man’s life support treatment should continue or not after his daughter said he is showing signs of improvement despite doctors’ fears that he will only live for months and the treatment may be causing him pain.
In June last year, a retired steelworker in his 80s collapsed due to a heart attack and has been minimally conscious since. Medical experts say the man, whose name cannot be disclosed as per the judge’s order, suffered “catastrophic” brain damage and does not exhibit any sign of awareness, the Belfast Telegraph details.
However, his daughter said God should be the one to decide when her father dies and not doctors. She added that her father, who is a Christians, is showing signs of improvement and would want to go on living since he holds life as sacred. …show more content…
The judge gave permission to carry out more assessment to determine the true status of the man’s health.
Earlier this month, The Guardian posted a story about a retired lecturer from Shrewsbury with terminal illness who has sought permission from the high court to have the right to die. Noel Conway, 67, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease a couple of years ago and is not expected to last more than a year.
Under the Suicide Act 1961, assisted suicide is not allowed in the UK and voluntary euthanasia is considered murder. Should the court decide to hear Conway’s challenge to have a judicial review on the assisted suicide ban, strict parameters could be established for terminally ill adults who want to decide when they should
In June last year, a retired steelworker in his 80s collapsed due to a heart attack and has been minimally conscious since. Medical experts say the man, whose name cannot be disclosed as per the judge’s order, suffered “catastrophic” brain damage and does not exhibit any sign of awareness, the Belfast Telegraph details.
However, his daughter said God should be the one to decide when her father dies and not doctors. She added that her father, who is a Christians, is showing signs of improvement and would want to go on living since he holds life as sacred. …show more content…
The judge gave permission to carry out more assessment to determine the true status of the man’s health.
Earlier this month, The Guardian posted a story about a retired lecturer from Shrewsbury with terminal illness who has sought permission from the high court to have the right to die. Noel Conway, 67, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease a couple of years ago and is not expected to last more than a year.
Under the Suicide Act 1961, assisted suicide is not allowed in the UK and voluntary euthanasia is considered murder. Should the court decide to hear Conway’s challenge to have a judicial review on the assisted suicide ban, strict parameters could be established for terminally ill adults who want to decide when they should