Euthanasia: The Therapeutic Alliance vs. Therapeutic Self-Determination

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Sign up for our newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/ewtn/vatican  In October of 2020, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith published the letter “Samaritanus Bonus” about the care of persons in critical and terminal phases of life. Just two years after this document, the proposal of palliative care as an alternative to euthanasia is gaining more and more of a consensus in the international medical landscape.  A clear example of this tendency is the case of the World Medical Association, which includes a permanent representative of the Holy See in its meetings. On the topic of the end of life, the World Medical Association has published numerous documents. The last and most important was a revision of the Venice Declaration, approved in October of this year. In this text, there are clear indications about ethically appropriate medical activity at the end of life.  👥 Follow us on our social networks:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EWTNVatican/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNVatican   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EWTNVatican