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Informationen zum Autor Benedict M. Ashley! OP! a priest of the Dominican Order! Chicago Province! is Emeritus Professor of Moral Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. He is a senior fellow of the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. He has been honored with the medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice conferred by John Paul II and the Thomas Linacre Award from the National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds. He is coautor of Ethics of Health Care: An Introductory Textbook! Third Edition (with Kevin O'Rourke! OP). Jean deBlois! CSJ! is director of the Master of Arts in Health Care Mission program at Aquinas Institute of Theology. She also acts as sponsor liaison to Ascension Health for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and serves on the Ascension Health Board of Directors. She is a former Vice President for Mission and Sponsorship at the Catholic Health Association. Kevin O'Rourke! OP! is professor emeritus and founder of the Center for Health Care Ethics at the Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center. He is a professor of bioethics at the Neiswanger Institute of Bioethics and Public Policy! Stritch School of Medicine! Loyola University! Chicago. He is author of Medical Ethics: Sources of Catholic Teachings! Third Edition and coauthor of A Primer for Health Care Ethics: Essays for a Pluralistic Society! Second Edition. Klappentext "What was already a stellar theological compendium of health care ethics a decade ago has been fully revised to meet the challenges of a new century! from the genome project! adult and embryonic stem cell research and genetic therapies to new controversies over end-of-life care. Clearly rooted in the Catholic! natural law and personalist traditions! it astutely weighs diverse opinions within Catholicism! as well as alternative approaches from other Christian and non-religious thinkers. . . . A treasure." —John F. Kavanaugh S.J.! Director of Ethics Across the Curriculum! Saint Louis University Zusammenfassung A comprehensive study of significant issues affecting health care and the ethics of health care from the perspective of Catholic theology. It helps Christian! and especially Catholic! health care professionals solve concrete problems in terms of principles rooted in scripture and tested by individual experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction List of Abbreviations Used in the Text and in Citations Part I: Health Care Ethics and Human Needs 1. Bioethics in a Multicultural AgeOverviewThe Emergence of Secular BioethicsThe Foundations of the Ethics of Health CareCurrent Methodologies in BioethicsFaith and Reason in Health Care EthicsConclusion 2. Ethics and Needs of the Common Person OverviewAn Ethics Based on Innate Human NeedsJesus Christ! Healer! as Ethical ModelCharacter and the Major Moral VirtuesPrudent Decision MakingMoral Norms Especially Relevant to Health CareConclusion Part II: Clinical Issues 3. Sexuality and ReproductionOverviewThe Meaning of Human SexualityWhen Does Human Life Begin?Ethical Issues in ReproductionPastoral Approach to Ethical Problems Arising from SexualityConclusion 4. Reconstructing and Modifying the Human Body: Ethical PerspectivesOverviewModifying the Human BodyGenetic InterventionGenetic Screening and CounselingOrgan TransplantationReconstructive and Cosmetic SurgeryExperimentation and Research on Human SubjectsConclusion 5. Mental Health: Ethical Perspective OverviewWhat is Mental Health?Medical/Surgical TherapiesPsychotherapiesThe Christian Model of Mental HealthEthical Problems in Mental TherapyAddictionConclusion 6.Suffering and Death: A Theological Perspective OverviewMystery of DeathFear of DeathDefining DeathTruth Telling to the DyingCare for the Corpse or CadaverSuicide! Assisted Suicide! and EuthanasiaAllowing to Die: Withholding or Withdrawing Life SupportCare of Permanently Unconscious PatientsTreatment of Pain...
