Posted September 28, 2018

How do we face the end of life in an age of informed consent and extraordinary medicine?

How do we make our final wishes known to our loved ones — and what if those wishes change over time?

What are advance directives, living wills and physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLSTs)?

Producer Gina Christian asked bioethicist Steve Bozza, director of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Life and Family, how the Catholic faith views end-of-life directives, and what resources the archdiocese offers to help the faithful make informed and compassionate decisions that uphold human dignity.