Additional Resources

Here is a list of relevant Catholic Church resources that I would recommend reading if you would like to learn more:

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, 6th Edition. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2018.
Evangelium Vitae (“The Gospel of Life,” On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life). Encyclical by Pope St. John Paul II, 1995.
Now and at the Hour of Our Death: Catholic Guidance for End-of-Life Decision Making.
Responses to Certain Questions of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, with Commentary Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, 2007.
Salvifici Doloris (“Salvific Suffering,” On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering). Apostolic Letter by Pope St. John Paul II, 1984.
Samaritanus Bonus (“The Good Samaritan,” On the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life). Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, 2020.