A defense of dignity : creating life, destroying life, and protecting the rights of conscience /

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Questions about the dignity of the human person give rise to many of the most central and hotly disputed topics in bioethics. In this book, the author investigates whether each human being has intrinsic dignity and whether the very concept of "dignity" has a useful place in contemporary et...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaczor, Christopher, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Notre Dame, Indiana : Univ Of Notre Dame Press, [2013]
Colección:Notre Dame studies in medical ethics.
Temas:
Bioethics > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Human rights.
Dignity.
Social control.
Professional ethics.
Sociology.
Social psychology.
Humanities.
Social sciences.
Medical care.
Bioethics.
Right to die.
Pregnancy.
Ethics, Clinical
Patient Rights
Reproduction
Morals
Social Control, Formal
Ethics, Professional
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Sociology
Psychology, Social
Humanities
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Social Sciences
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Psychiatry and Psychology
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Phenomena and Processes
Delivery of Health Care
Ethics, Medical
Ethics
Human Rights
Personhood
Bioethics
Right to Die
Pregnancy
Patient Care
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Dignité.
Contrôle social.
Déontologie professionnelle.
Sociologie.
Psychologie sociale.
Sciences humaines.
Sciences sociales.
Prestation de soins.
Éthique médicale.
Bioéthique.
Droit à la mort.
Grossesse.
Soins médicaux.
professional ethics.
sociology.
social psychology.
humanities.
social sciences.
pregnancy.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Social sciences
Social psychology
Social control
Right to die
Professional ethics
Medical care
Bioethics > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
Dignity
Human rights
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Sumario:Questions about the dignity of the human person give rise to many of the most central and hotly disputed topics in bioethics. In this book, the author investigates whether each human being has intrinsic dignity and whether the very concept of "dignity" has a useful place in contemporary ethical debates. The author explores a broad range of issues addressed in contemporary bioethics, including whether there is a duty of "procreative beneficence," the ethics of ectopic pregnancy, and the possibility of "rescuing" human embryos with human wombs or artificial wombs. The book also treats issues relevant to the end of life, including physician-assisted suicide, provision of food and water to patients in a persistent vegetative state, and how to proceed with organ donation following death. Finally, what are the duties and prerogatives of health care professionals who refuse in conscience to take part in activities that they regard as degrading to human dignity? Should they be forced to do what they consider to be violations of the patient's well being, or does patient autonomy always trump the conscience of a health care professional? Grounded in the Catholic intellectual and moral tradition, this book argues that all human beings from the beginning to the end of their lives should be treated with respect and considers how this belief should be applied in controversial cases.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 220 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index.
ISBN:9780268084608
0268084602

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