“Minimal comfort feeding” for Dementia Patients?

Last year, Wes Smith warned about a movement among some bioethicists advocating the restriction of the amount of food and water given to dementia patients, an intentional undernourishment approach that the authors labeled “minimal comfort feeding.” Tragically, the movement is gaining steam. He joins us.Further ReadingDementia Patients and Death by Intentional UndernourishmentFollow Wes on XGuest InfoWes Smith is the Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. He’s also the host of the Humanize Podcast. He’s the author of 13 books including “Culture of Death: The age of Do-Harm Medicine.” Follow him on Twitter @thewesleyjsmith and check out his articles at National Review, First Things and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com