Address of Pope John Paul II to the participants in the International Congress on "Life-sustaining treatments and vegetative state: scientific advances and ethical dilemmas", Saturday, 20 March 2004.

@article{Paul2005AddressOP,
  title={Address of Pope John Paul II to the participants in the International Congress on "Life-sustaining treatments and vegetative state: scientific advances and ethical dilemmas", Saturday, 20 March 2004.},
  author={P. P. John Paul},
  journal={NeuroRehabilitation},
  year={2005},
  volume={19},
  pages={273-275}
}
  • P. Paul
  • Published 22 January 2005
  • Medicine
  • NeuroRehabilitation
1. I cordially greet all of you who took part in the International Congress: “ Life-Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas”. I wish to extend a special greeting to Bishop Elio Sgreccia, Vice-President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, and to Prof. Gian Luigi Gigli, President of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations and selfless champion of the fundamental value of life, who has kindly expressed your shared feelings. This… 
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