Medical Ethics: Sources of Catholic Teachings

ISBN 10: 0878407227 / ISBN 13: 9780878407224

Published by Georgetown Univ Pr January 1999, 1999

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Book is complete and intact with minor defects. 3rd edition. Light shelf wear to corners Inside title page has a stamp from previous ownership.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medical Ethics: Sources of Catholic Teachings
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr January 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878407227
• ISBN 13: 9780878407224
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Paperback (No jacket)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion - Other

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Synopsis

In a single convenient resource, this book 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 guide the reader in applying the teachings to particular ethical quandaries.

This third edition has been updated to incorporate the statements issued since the preparation of the second edition. The authors have revised the introductory chapters to include ideas from the papal encyclical Splendor Veritatis and "Instruction of the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian," published by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, concerning the various levels of the teachings of the Church. Other new statements included in this edition are relevant topics from the papal encyclical Evangelium Vitae (abortion, euthanasia, amniocentesis, suicide and withdrawing life support); the Vatican Congregation of Doctrine and Faith on uterine isolation; the U.S. bishops on the care of anencephalic infants, genetic testing, and cloning; and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference on the treatment for rape in Catholic hospitals.

About the Author

Philip J. Boyle is senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the Park Ridge Center, Chicago, Illinois.Kevin D. O'Rourke, OP, is the director of the Center for Health Care Ethics and Professor of Clinical Ethics, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University.