Volker, Deborah L.614092142008-08-282017-05-112008-08-282017-05-112005http://hdl.handle.net/2152/1613textelectronicengCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.Terminal care--United States--Religious aspectsMedicine--Decision making--Moral and ethical aspects--United StatesDecision making--Moral and ethical aspects--United StatesThe process used by surrogate decision-makers to withhold and withdraw life-sustaining measures in a Catholic intensive care environmentThesis