LEADER 03368nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910459049503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-87074-2 010 $a9786612870743 010 $a1-4411-0004-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000055683 035 $a(EBL)601869 035 $a(OCoLC)676697865 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000412840 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12104529 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412840 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10369620 035 $a(PQKB)10284643 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601869 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL601869 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10427391 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287074 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000055683 100 $a20090807d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBioethics matters$b[electronic resource] $ea guide for concerned Catholics /$fMoira McQueen 210 $aLondon $cContinuum$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (108 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-3510-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Introduction; Part 1: Bioethics from a Roman Catholic perspective; 1. What is ethics?; 2. Some key terms; 3. The human person; 4. Sources of Roman Catholic ethics: Revelation and natural law; 5. Traditional moral theology: Objective dimensions; 6. Traditional moral theology: Subjective dimensions; 7. Conscience; 8. Conversion; Part 2: Reproductive technologies; 1. The human person: Church teaching; 2. Personhood: Theological and legal dimensions; 3. The morality of in vitro fertilization; 4. Ethical concerns arising from in vitro fertilization; 5. Stem cells: Embryonic and adult 327 $a6. Stem cell experimentation and morality7. The principle of double effect; 8. Co-operation in evil; Part 3: End-of-life issues; 1. The dignity of the dying; 2. Patients' rights; 3. Withdrawal of treatment; Part 4: Catholic teaching on living life until the end; 1. Definitions; 2. The Dutch experience; 3. Suffering and palliative care; 4. The Christian approach to death; Appendix: Advance directives for health care; Notes 330 $aBioethics Matters is an essential resource for Catholic dealing with medical and end-of -life issues. This succinct guide clearly sets out Catholic teaching on today`s debated issues: stem cell research, reproductive technologies, euthanasia and much more. By presenting real-life situations, this guide provides readers with examples of Catholic ethical decision-making in action. The purpose is to show how Catholic teaching can help people today navigate their way through tough decisions and choices. Lay people deserve to be as educated as possible in Catholic teaching. Lay people today have hu 606 $aBioethics$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church 606 $aMedical ethics$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBioethics$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church. 615 0$aMedical ethics$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church. 676 $a241.64957 700 $aMcQueen$b Moira$0959428 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459049503321 996 $aBioethics matters$92173941 997 $aUNINA