Moral responsibility in prolonging life decisions / [electronic resource] edited by Donald G. McCarthy and Albert S. Moraczewski.
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TextPublication details: St. Louis : Pope John Center ; Chicago, IL : Franciscan Herald Press [distributor], c1981.Description: xii, 316 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0935372083 (pbk.) :
- 9780935372083 (pbk.)
- Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Right to die -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Terminal care -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
- Euthanasia -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
- Right to die -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
- Life and death, Power over -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Life and death, Power over -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
- Christian ethics -- Catholic authors
- Pastoral medicine -- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church -- Doctrines
- Levensverlenging
- Euthanasie
- Terminale patiënten
- Christelijke ethiek
- Medische ethiek
- Morale chrétienne -- Auteurs catholiques
- Mort
- Ethics, Medical
- Religion and Medicine
- Life Support Care
- Terminal Care
- 174/.24 19
- R726 .M69 1981
- CC5403
- 11.62
Bibliography: p. 308-309.
Includes index.
Part I. Life and death -- Biblical teaching on life and death / Patrick J. Sena -- Consequentialism and the Fifth Commandment / Richard R. Roach -- The medical approach to the determination of death / Kenneth R. Smith, Jr. -- Response to Kenneth R. Smith, Jr. / Paul A. Byrne -- Determination of death : a medical-legal consensus / Dennis J. Horan -- Part II. Prolonging life decisions -- Prolonging life in medical practice / Oscar B. Hunter, Jr. -- The patient/physician relationship / Joseph M. Boyle, Jr. -- Theological history of Catholic teaching on prolonging life / Gary M. Atkinson -- Principles for moral decisions about prolonging life / Benedict M. Ashley -- Prolonging life : the duty and its limits / John Connery -- Prolonging life conscience formation / Lawrence T. Reilly -- Euthanasia, the right to life and termination of medical treatment : legal issues / Dennis J. Horan -- Contemporary American opinion and euthanasia / William J. Monahan -- Part III. Clinical and pastoral applications -- The case of persons in the final stage of terminal illness or irreversibly comatose ; Care of persons with irreversibly deteriorating health ; The case of severely defective new born babies / Donald G. McCarthy -- Care of persons desiring to die, yet not terminally ill / Albert S. Moraczewski -- Responsibilities of administrators ; Responsibilities of physicians / Donald G. McCarthy -- Responsibilities of nurses / Albert S. Moraczewski -- Responsibilities of pastoral care persons / Donald G. McCarthy.
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