From Harry and Louise through the McCaughey septuplets, this book explains stories and issues in health care ethics that have appeared in the news media. Written for the general reader in a pluralistic society, it outlines and applies principles of justice from the Catholic tradition to contemporary problems that increasingly affect us all. This second edition contains extensive new material and new topics, including physician-assisted suicide, managed care, organ donation, genetic testing, cloning, and the question of futility. Aimed at a wide audience, this book will also be useful for introductory ethics courses in colleges and high schools.
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From Harry and Louise through the McCaughey septuplets, this book explains stories and issues in health care ethics that have appeared in the news media. It outlines and applies principles of justice from the Catholic tradition to contemporary problems that increasingly affect us.
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Introduction 1. Principles and Core Values 2. Informed Consent: Personal and Proxy 3. Use and Removal of Life Support 4. Genetics 5. Organ Donation 6. Research 7. Suicide and Physician-Assisted Suicide 8. Managed Care 9. Artificial Generation 10. Special Questions
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Mak[es] complex ethical principles and cases understandable to the medical professional and layperson alike. Health Progress
This remarkable work converses briefly but importantly with virtually every aspect of health care ethics . . . Thoughtful, engaging, and sound.
"Mak[es] complex ethical principles and cases understandable to the medical professional and layperson alike."

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780878408023
Publisert
2000-08-28
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Georgetown University Press
Vekt
522 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UA, UU, 01, 14, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter

Biographical note

Kevin O'Rourke, OP, is professor emeritus and former director of the Center for Health Care Ethics at the Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center. He is co-author of Health Care Ethics: A Theological Analysis (fourth edition, 1997), Medical Ethics: Sources of Catholic Teachings (third edition,1999) and Ethics of Health Care: An Introductory Textbook (second edition, 1994), all published by Georgetown University Press.