Pope John Paul II's personal physician has vehemently denied an Italian doctor's claim that the late pope refused nutritional support that would have prolonged his life.
Dr. Renato Buzzonetti said Pope John Paul had a feeding tube inserted when he needed it in his final days and received an intravenous drip "right up until the end, without any interruption."He said the pope was never "without medical aid and assistance, as someone erroneously wants to insinuate."
Dr. Lina Pavanelli, an Italian anesthesiologist who neither treated Pope John Paul nor had access to his medical records, argued that when doctors outfitted the pope with a feeding tube a few days before his death, it was too late to help him.
Catholic News Service
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