Bioethics: Basic Writings on the Key Ethical Questions that Surround the Major, Modern Biological Possibilities and ProblemsThomas Anthony Shannon Paulist Press, 1993 - 542 pàgines "Issues in bioethics, medicine, and healthcare continue to plague us - as patients as consumers, as citizens. Here, under one cover, are thirty of the most current and perceptive articles, culled from key medical, ethical, philosophical, legal and theological journals. Dr. Shannon once again offers - to healthcare professionals and students alike - access to this decade's core bioethics questions, a spectrum of viewpoints, and a wealth of insight."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Pàgina 8
... benefit analysis , not the needs of the patient . In noncomparative justice , allocation , distribution or treat- ment is determined by principle , not need . Similarly , there are two basic principles of justice : 8 THOMAS A. SHANNON.
... benefit analysis , not the needs of the patient . In noncomparative justice , allocation , distribution or treat- ment is determined by principle , not need . Similarly , there are two basic principles of justice : 8 THOMAS A. SHANNON.
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... ment . They are specific to particular cultures and are subject to social qualifications . A positive right is a claim to a positive action on the part of another person . A positive right entails a duty on the part of someone else to ...
... ment . They are specific to particular cultures and are subject to social qualifications . A positive right is a claim to a positive action on the part of another person . A positive right entails a duty on the part of someone else to ...
Pàgina 21
... ment regulation . I do not want here to examine directly the struggle between those two positions , the general structure of which is by now all too familiar , pain- fully so , from the endless public debate . I want instead to look at ...
... ment regulation . I do not want here to examine directly the struggle between those two positions , the general structure of which is by now all too familiar , pain- fully so , from the endless public debate . I want instead to look at ...
Pàgina 22
... ment has in fact never known quite what to do with the moral issue . For most of its leaders , it is simply set aside altogether , left to the opaque sphere of personal morality , itself a subject of uncertainty and discom- fort . Is it ...
... ment has in fact never known quite what to do with the moral issue . For most of its leaders , it is simply set aside altogether , left to the opaque sphere of personal morality , itself a subject of uncertainty and discom- fort . Is it ...
Pàgina 25
... ment did not create that trend , but has effectively capitalized upon it by tying it into its moral focus on the fetus . The most striking ideological development has been the emergence into leadership positions in the prochoice ...
... ment did not create that trend , but has effectively capitalized upon it by tying it into its moral focus on the fetus . The most striking ideological development has been the emergence into leadership positions in the prochoice ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 258 - Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body ; and a surgeon who performs an operation without his patient's consent commits an assault, for which he is liable in damages.
Pàgina 486 - With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death. The undiscover'd country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of?
Pàgina 477 - Though the earth and all inferior creatures be common to all men, yet every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has any right to but himself. The labour of his body, and the work of his hands, we may say, are properly his.
Pàgina 227 - If the time comes when I can no longer take part in decisions for my own future, let this statement stand as an expression of my wishes and directions, while I am still of sound mind.
Pàgina 362 - While an ethic of justice proceeds from the premise of equality — that everyone should be treated the same — an ethic of care rests on the premise of nonviolence — that no one should be hurt.
Pàgina 322 - ... review specific research activities, the IRB shall be able to ascertain the acceptability of proposed research in terms of institutional commitments and regulations, applicable law, and standards of professional conduct and practice. The IRB shall therefore include persons knowledgeable in these areas. If an IRB regularly reviews research that involves a vulnerable category of subjects...
Pàgina 217 - The constitutional right to privacy, as we conceive it, is an expression of the sanctity of individual free choice and self-determination as fundamental constituents of life. The value of life as so perceived is lessened not by a decision to refuse treatment, but by the failure to allow a competent human being the right of choice.
Pàgina 352 - President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Deciding to Forego Life-Sustaining Treatment: A Report on the Ethical, Medical, and Legal Issues in Treatment Decisions.
Pàgina 364 - ... efforts to elicit voluntary consent to disclosure have failed; 2) there is a high probability both that harm will occur if the information is withheld and that the disclosed information will actually be used to avert harm...
Pàgina 221 - When inevitable death is imminent in spite of the means used, it is permitted in conscience to take the decision to refuse forms of treatment that would only secure a precarious and burdensome prolongation of life, so long as the normal care due to the sick person in similar cases is not interrupted.
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Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History Charles E. Curran Previsualització limitada - 2008 |