Five years following the Terri Schiavo affair, and almost twenty since the issue of tube
feeding first came to the national scene in the case of Nancy Cruzan, the debate over …

Tube Feeding and the “Vegetative State”: The Case for Artificial Feeding - William E. May -
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Catholic Bishops, 1994) states that:“There should be a presumption in favor of providing
nutrition and hydration to all patients, including patients who require medically assisted …

Background: Little is known about the attitudes of internists regarding their ethical obligation
to provide or withhold tube feeding in three clinical contexts when patient preferences are …

One of the very practical concerns that patients face near the end of life involves the
question of feeding tubes. How can we discern whether a feeding tube is morally required …

Five ethical concerns about decision‐making in relation to tube feeding were determined
through secondary analysis of findings from a chart review study examining long‐term tube …

Tube feeding is now legally regarded as medical treatment. The provision of nutrition
through nasogastric or gastrostomy feeding tubes is not part of basic care according to …

Advances and Ethics Dilemmas. 1 The content of this address has stimulated renewed
discussions about artificially feeding and hydrating the sick, especially among persons …

When a patient does not or cannot drink or eat enough to maintain adequate hydration or
nutrition, fluid with or without nutrients can be given through a tube. In law, a tube feed for an …

Of all the reasons that justify a decision to withhold or withdraw a feeding tube, the most
basic is that it is not needed in order to nourish the patient adequately and safely. The …