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Medical Ethics : Sources of Catholic Teachings, Fourth Edition by Kevin D. O'Rourke (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGeorgetown University Press
ISBN-101589017420
ISBN-139781589017429
eBay Product ID (ePID)92603237
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
Publication NameMedical Ethics : Sources of Catholic Teachings, Fourth Edition
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
SubjectEthics, Christianity / Catholic, General, Christian Theology / Ethics
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Medical
AuthorKevin D. O'rourke
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight25.6 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2010-036731
Reviews"A clear and practical guide that informs faithful and serious moral thinking about important medical choices...a trusted resource and proven roadmap to guide us along an important and challenging moral path." -- Theological Studies, This fine book is primarily about the sources, both theological and moral, or Catholic moral teachings. The reader will find a clear and practical guide that informs faithful and series moral thinking about important medical choices. . . . This new edition of a now classic book remains a trusted resource and proven roadmap to guide us along an important and challenging moral path., A clear and practical guide that informs faithful and serious moral thinking about important medical choices . . . a trusted resource and proven roadmap to guide us along an important and challenging moral path.
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal241/.642
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisExamines 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, and, surrogate motherhood., 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 2008 papal instruction Dignitas personae, an extremely influential document that illuminates such controversial dilemmas as prenatal adoption, frozen embryos, and genetic diagnosis., 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 2008 papal instruction Dignitas personae , an extremely influential document that illuminates such controversial dilemmas as prenatal adoption, frozen embryos, and genetic diagnosis., 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. In the first part of the book 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 second part of the book examines specific teachings of the Church on over seventy issues in clinical and research ethics, including abortion, AIDS, artificial insemination, assistated 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 assent to church teaching and the 2008 papal instruction, Dignitas Personae (The Dignity of a Person), an extremely influential document that illuminates such controversial dilemmas as pre-natal adoption, frozen embryos, and genetic diagnosis. The editors also incorporate several recent encyclicals of Pope Benedict XVI that address the social aspects of health care. 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.
LC Classification NumberR725.56.O75 2011
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