Birth, Suffering, and Death Catholic Perspectives at the Edges of Life
For centuries the Roman Catholic Church has been concerned with the moral implications of medical practice. Indeed, until two decades ago, Catholic moral theologians were the major source of moral guidance, scholarly reflection and teaching on a variety of medical-moral topics, particularly those be...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1992, 1992
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1992 |
| Series: | Catholic Studies in Bioethics
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Finitude, Religion, and Medicine: The Search for Meaning in the Post-Modem World
- Edges of Life: The Consequences of Prenatal Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment
- The Frail Elderly Person and Those Suffering From Dementia
- The HIV Infection
- Artificial Feeding and Hydration in Advanced Illness
- Dignity, Solidarity, and the Sanctity of Human Life
- Dominion or Stewardship?: Theological Reflections
- Sharing Responsibility at the Edges of Life
- When the Dying Person Looks Me in the Face: An Ethics of Responsibility for Dealing With the Problem of the Patient in a Persistently Vegetative State
- Life as a Good and Our Obligations to Persistently Vegetative Patients
- Pain Relief: Ethical Issues and Catholic Teaching
- Why Almost Any Cost To Others To Preserve The Life Of The Irreversibly Comatose Constitutes An Extraordinary Burden
- The Catholic Tradition on the Use of Nutrition and Fluids
- Appendix A: Pope Pius XII / The Prolongation Of Life
- Appendix B: Sacred Congregation For The Doctrine Of The Faith / Declaration On Euthanasia
- Notes On Contributors