3. Define “Extraordinary Care”. What is the medical community’s compatible term? The answer to this is -->The term “Extraordinary Care” refers to providing patients with the access of high quality/expensive medication, operations, treatments that may cause series/harmful side effects that may not offer any hope or benefit for their current illness. Comparing this to ordinary care, patients are given the basic necessities in order to maintain their wellbeing such as food, water, or other care that comforts the patient. The Catholic Church’s response to this case is that no patient shouldn’t be denied with the care or medical treatment they need.
While Pope Pius XII had spoke the differences and importance between extraordinary care and ordinary care, the medical community’s compatible term for this is proportionate and disproportionate care to define the same truths. But my question is what is the meaning behind those terms,
"proportionate and disproportionate care" and why do they define it this way rather than the Catholic Church does extraordinary care and ordinary care, if that makes sense.
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