English bishop protests withdrawal of food and water from Catholic patient
January 14, 2021
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CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Mark O’Toole of Plymouth joined the Anscombe Bioethics Centre in condemning a UK court decision declaring that the withdrawal of food and water is in the patient’s best interest. The decision has been appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. The patient’s wife wants his food and water removed; his mother, sisters, and niece oppose her wishes.
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