{"product_id":"medical-ethics-kevin-d-orourke-9781589017429","title":"Medical Ethics: Sources of Catholic Teachings, Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a single convenient resource, this revised and updated edition of a classic text organizes and presents clearly the documents of the Catholic Church pertaining to medical ethics. Introductory chapters provide the context for interpreting the Church's teachings and theological values, guiding the reader in how to apply the teachings to particular ethical dilemmas and helping the reader to understand the role of conscience within the Catholic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe teaching of the Church in regard to health care ethics is pertinent not only for health care professionals and students, but for all who are concerned about the common good of society. \u003ci\u003eMedical Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e examines specific teachings of the Church on over seventy issues in clinical and research ethics, including abortion, AIDS, artificial insemination, assisted suicide, cloning, contraception, euthanasia, gene therapy, health care reform, organ donation and transplantation, organizational ethics, stem cells, surrogate motherhood, and withholding and withdrawing life support. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Rourke and Boyle bring this fourth edition up to the present day by incorporating recent papal documents regarding the social aspects of health care, assent to Church teaching, and the 2008 papal instruction \u003ci\u003eDignitas personae\u003c\/i\u003e, an extremely influential document that illuminates such controversial dilemmas as prenatal adoption, frozen embryos, and genetic diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin D. O'Rourke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589017420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589017429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Kevin D. O'Rourke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043620843775,"sku":"9781589017429","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_422f3c44-dd09-4508-9c3c-8b6ed1043d8d.jpg?v=1684968215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medical-ethics-kevin-d-orourke-9781589017429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}