Medicine, Health Care, and Ethics, 9780813214832
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The Catholic Church has cared for the sick and dying of the world as an extension of the healing ministry of Jesus. This book is collection of contemporary essays that represent the efforts of Catholic scholarship in the field of health care and medical ethics. It addresses topics such as artificial…

Medicine, Health Care, and Ethics

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    384 pages

  • Release Date

    30 May 2007

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Summary

From its earliest beginnings, the Catholic Church has cared for the sick and dying of the world as an extension of the healing ministry of Jesus. As a natural consequence, Catholics have regularly addressed moral issues relating to health care long before the term ““bioethics”” was coined. Beginning with a deeply nuanced, holistic understanding of the human person as their foundation, Catholic scholars have developed a person-centered ethic with which to approach ethical dilemmas that is unde…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780813214832
ISBN-10:0813214831
Author:John F. Morris
Publisher:The Catholic University of America Press
Imprint:The Catholic University of America Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Edition:1st
Release Date:30 May 2007
Weight:660g
Dimensions:229mm x 153mm x 25mm
About The Author

John F. Morris

John F.Morris, associate professor of philosophy at Rockhurst University, has published numerous articles on the subject of medical ethics. In addition to Morris, contributors to the volume are Benedict M. Ashley, O.P., Gregory R. Beabout, John Berkman, Clarke E. Cochran, Catherine Green, John F. Kavanaugh, S.J., William E. May, Kevin O’Rourke, O.P., Michael D. Place, S.T.D., Jeanne Schindler, and Brendan Sweetman.

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