Contemporary issues in bioethics
Subtitle: a Catholic perspective
By: by James J. Walter and Thomas A. Shannon
Contributors: Shannon, Thomas A.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Medical ethics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Bioethics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Bioethical Issues; Catholicism
Description: "Contemporary Issues in Bioethics: A Catholic Perspective applies the best of the Roman Catholic theological and ethical tradition to some of the most controversial and complex bioethical topics that confront contemporary society. Walter and Shannon offer a fresh analysis of the Catholic tradition, and show how a distinctively Catholic perspective can inform public discussion of these issues. In an age where religion is often excluded from ethical discussions on bioethical issues, this book shows that the Catholic tradition has something very important to offer." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theological perspectives on cancer genetics and gene therapy : the Roman Catholic tradition; title: The meaning and validity of quality of life judgments in contemporary Roman Catholic medical ethics; title: Terminal sedation : a Catholic perspective; title: The PVS patient and the forgoing/withdrawing of medical nutrition and hydration; title: Artificial nutrition & hydration : assessing Papal statement; title: Implications of the Papal allocution on feeding tubes; title: Assisted nutrition & hydration and the Catholic tradition : the case of Terri Schiavo.