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Georgetown University Press ; Bristol: University Presses Marketing [distributor], c Check copyright status Cite this Title Medical ethics: Author O'Rourke, Kevin D. Other Authors Boyle, Philip Edition 4th ed. Subjects Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
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Bioethical Questions and the Dignity of the Person" 5. Aging "Society and the Aged: Assisted Suicide Catechism of the Catholic Church: Autonomy "Evangelium vitae" Autopsy "Moral Problems in Medicine" Care for the Poor, or Option for the Poor "Deus caritas est" Contraception Contents note continued: Replies to Certain Questions of the Day" Nature of the Embryo II.
Research on Embryos IV. Freezing Embryos Contents note continued: Bioethical Questions and the Dignity of the Person" V.
Reduction of Embryos Emergency Contraception "Emergency Contraception" Fetal Remains, Disposal of Futile Care "Mindful of the Common Good: Elections in New Zealand" Genetic Testing and Counseling "Critical Decisions: Genetic Testing and Its Implications" Contents note continued: Health Care Professionals I. Administrators Contents note continued: Hospice "Pastoral Care of the Sick and Imprisoned" Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas'" "Commentary" Induction of Labor Infertility Contents note continued: For graduate students it provides ready access to source documents and context that internet searches cannot provide.
In fact, it is a great find for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the reasoning behind the Church's moral tradition on health care. Post navigation Previous post: Equality with a Vengeance Next post: In a single convenient resource, this revised and updated edition of a classic text organizes and presents clearly the documents of the Catholic Church pertaining to medical ethics.
Introductory chapters provide the context for interpreting the Church's teachings and theological values, guiding the reader in how to apply the teachings to particular ethical dilemmas and helping the reader to understand the role of conscience within the Catholic tradition. The teaching of the Church in regard to health care ethics is pertinent not only for health care professionals and students, but for all who are concerned about the common good of society.
Medical Ethics examines specific teachings of the Church on over seventy issues in clinical and research ethics, including abortion, AIDS, artificial insemination, assisted suicide, cloning, contraception, euthanasia, gene therapy, health care reform, organ donation and transplantation, organizational ethics, stem cells, surrogate motherhood, and withholding and withdrawing life support. O'Rourke and Boyle bring this fourth edition up to the present day by incorporating recent papal documents regarding the social aspects of health care, assent to Church teaching, and the papal instruction Dignitas personae , an extremely influential document that illuminates such controversial dilemmas as prenatal adoption, frozen embryos, and genetic diagnosis.
He is the coauthor of Health Care Ethics: An Introductory Textbook, Third Edition.
Boyle is vice president of mission and ethics at Catholic Health East, a multi-institutional Catholic health care system. He is the coauthor of Organizational Ethics in Health Care.
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Review "This fine book is primarily about the sources, both theological and moral, or Catholic moral teachings. Endorsement "This updated edition of O'Rourke and Boyle's highly regarded compendium of Roman Catholic teachings and documents on medical ethics is an indispensable resource for health professionals in their daily work and for scholars and students wishing to stay abreast of the full range of professional discourse in bioethics.