Catholicism and Ethics - A Medical and Moral handbook - A Medical and Moral hand

by: Rev. Edward J. Hayes,
with Rev. Msgr Paul Hayes, Dorethy Ellen Kelly, and James J. Drummey

After setting forth guidelines for arriving at sound ethical and moral decisions, including how to form a correct conscience, Catholicism and Ethics applies these guidelines to such vital health-care issues as artificial insemination, cloning, "test tube" babies, organ and tissue transplants, artificial nutrition and hydration, and the use of ordinary vs. extraordinary means. The book also traces the history of the Church's opposition to artificial contraception, shows why abortion and physician-assisted killing are terrible crimes, and presents sample health-care proxies governing end-of-life decisions. Chapters include: Basic Principles of Ethics; Morality of Human Acts; Conditions Affecting Morality;Natural Law and God's Law; Forming a Right Conscience ;Twofold or Double Effect ;Ordinary vs. Extraordinary Means; Cooperation in Evil; Reasons for Opposing Contraception; Paul VI and Humanae Vitae ; In Vitro Fertilization and Cloning; Artificial Insemination; Victims of Abortion; Killing the Old and the Sick; Advance Medical Directives; Mutilization and Sterilization; Artificial Nutrition/Hydration; Tissue and Organ Transplants; Alcohol and Drug Addiction ; and Spiritual Help for the Suffering.

201 pages. Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780964908772