Health care ethics [[electronic resource] ] : a Catholic theological analysis / / Benedict M. Ashley, Jean K. deBlois, Kevin D. O'Rourke

• Autore: Ashley Benedict M
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006
• Edizione: 5th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Disciplina: 241/.642
• Soggetto topico: Medical ethics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church; Medicine - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
• Altri autori: DeBloisJean O'RourkeKevin D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Bioethics in a multicultural age -- Ethics and needs of the common person -- Sexuality and reproduction -- Reconstructing and modifying the human body -- Mental health: ethical perspectives -- Suffering and death -- Social responsibility -- Pastoral care.
• Sommario/riassunto: Health Care Ethics is a comprehensive study of significant issues affecting health care and the ethics of health care from the perspective of Catholic theology. It aims to help Christian, and especially Catholic, health care professionals solve concrete problems in terms of principles rooted in scripture and tested by individual experience; however, its basis in real medical experience makes this book a valuable resource for anyone with a general interest in health care ethics.This fifth edition, which includes important contributions by Jean deBlois, C.S.J., considers everyday ethical questio
• Titolo autorizzato: Health care ethics
• ISBN: 1-58901-337-9; 1-4356-3190-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778241203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II