Biomedicen and Beatitude : An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics, Second Edition /

"Comprehensive overview of Catholic teaching on practical issues in modern medicine and bioethics. This second edition includes a new chapter on bodily modifications and a series of new figures, as well as bringing the original text up to date in light of the teachings of Pope Francis and recen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Austriaco, Nicanor Pier Giorgio (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2021]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bioethics > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Medical ethics > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Bioethics and the pursuit of beatitude
  • Bioethics at the beginning of life
  • Bioethics and human procreation
  • Bioethics and the clinical encounter
  • Bioethics at the end of life
  • Bioethics and modifications of the human body
  • Bioethics, organ donation and transplantation
  • Research bioethics from the bench to the bedside
  • Catholic bioethics in a pluralistic society
  • Aopendix: Church documents on bioethics.

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