Health Care Ethics: A Catholic Theological Analysis

Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
List of Abbreviations Used in the Text and in Citations......Page 16
Part I: Health Care Ethics and Human Needs......Page 19
1.1 The Emergence of Secular Bioethics......Page 21
1.2 The Foundations of the Ethics of Health Care......Page 23
1.3 Current Methodologies in Bioethics......Page 27
1.4 Faith and Reason in Health Care Ethics......Page 37
1.5 Conclusion......Page 48
2.1 An Ethics Based on Innate Human Needs......Page 49
2.2 Jesus Christ, Healer, as Ethical Model......Page 58
2.3 Character and the Major Moral Virtues......Page 60
2.4 Prudent Decision Making......Page 68
2.5 Moral Norms Especially Relevant to Health Care......Page 71
2.6 Conclusion......Page 78
Part II: Clinical Issues......Page 79
3.1 The Meaning of Human Sexuality......Page 81
3.2 When Does Human Life Begin?......Page 87
3.3 Ethical Issues in Reproduction......Page 91
3.4 Pastoral Approach to Ethical Problems Arising from Sexuality......Page 106
3.5 Conclusion......Page 107
4.1 Modifying the Human Body......Page 109
4.2 Genetic Intervention......Page 112
4.3 Genetic Screening and Counseling......Page 116
4.4 Organ Transplantation......Page 121
4.5 Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery......Page 126
4.6 Experimentation and Research on Human Subjects......Page 131
4.7 Conclusion......Page 140
Overview......Page 143
5.1 What Is Mental Health?......Page 144
5.2 Medical/Surgical Therapies......Page 148
5.3 Psychotherapies......Page 154
5.4 The Christian Model of Mental Health......Page 163
5.5 Ethical Problems in Mental Therapy......Page 166
5.6 Conclusion......Page 178
6.1 Mystery of Death......Page 181
6.2 Fear of Death......Page 184
6.3 Defining Death......Page 187
6.4 Truth Telling to the Dying......Page 191
6.5 Care for the Corpse or Cadaver......Page 193
6.6 Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia......Page 196
6.7 Allowing to Die: Withholding or Withdrawing Life Support......Page 200
6.8 Care of Permanently Unconscious Patients......Page 212
6.9 Treatment of Pain......Page 215
6.10 Conclusion......Page 216
Part III: Social and Pastoral Responsibilities......Page 219
Overview......Page 221
7.1 Professions: Depersonalizing Trends......Page 222
7.2 Characteristics of Medicine as a Profession......Page 224
7.3 Health Care Counseling......Page 228
7.4 Professional Communication and Confidentiality......Page 230
7.5 The Political Situation of Health Care Today......Page 233
7.6 Principles of Health Care Policy......Page 236
7.7 Health Care Ethics and Public Policy......Page 243
7.8 Responsibilities of Catholic Health Care Facilities......Page 245
7.9 Conclusion......Page 251
8.1 The Goals of Pastoral Ministry......Page 253
8.2 Pastoral Care of the Health Care Staff......Page 257
8.3 Pastoral Care and Ethical Counseling......Page 259
8.4 Spiritual Counseling in Health Care......Page 262
8.5 Celebrating the Healing Process......Page 267
8.6 Conclusion......Page 273
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References......Page 283
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