Ethics of health care : an introductory textbook / Benedict M. Ashley, Kevin D. O'Rourke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashley, Benedict M.

Contributor:

O'Rourke, Kevin D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

Medicine--Religious aspects--Catholic authors.

Medicine.

Christian ethics--Catholic authors.

Christian ethics.

Pastoral medicine--Catholic Church.

Pastoral medicine.

Ethics, Medical.

Catholicism.

Religion and Medicine.

Medicine--Religious aspects.

Catholic authors.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Medical.

Catholicism.

Religion and Medicine.

Physical Description:

xi, 260 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2002]

Summary:

In the wake of the successful cloning of animals, and the promises -- or fears -- of human cloning and stem cell research, new discoveries in science and medicine need more than ever to be accompanied by careful moral reflection. Contending that concern over the ethical dimensions of these and other like issues are no longer just in the domain of those involved in medical practice, the third edition of Ethics of Health Care shows these are vital topics that should matter deeply to all citizens.

This new third edition, revised and thoroughly up-to-date, is a response to the many developments in theology and startlingly rapid changes in the arenas of medicine and health care over the past decade -- from the dominance of managed care to increased surgery on an outpatient basis, from hospice care for the dying to the growing use of drugs in the treatment of mental illness. Ethics of Health Care also continues with its invaluable teaching aids: case studies, study questions, chapter summaries, a bibliography, and an index.

Contents:

1 Methods in Health Care Ethics 1

The Enlightenment and New Ethical Systems 1

Hume's Contribution to Other Systems 3

Other Ethical Systems in the United States 6

The Moral System of the Catholic Church 7

2 The Content of Catholic Health Care Ethics 15

Is There a Catholic Ethics? 15

What Is an Ethical Principle? 17

Principles of Christian Faith 17

Principles of Christian Love 23

Principles of Christian Hope 25

3 The Person Seeking Health 31

The Notion of Person 31

The Person and Community 34

Developing Common Values 36

Priorities in Needs and Values 38

4 Defining Human Health 43

Concepts of Health and Disease 43

Disease and Illness 45

Biological Health 47

Higher Levels of Health 49

Integrating Human Functioning 51

5 Personal Responsibility for Health 55

The Individual's Quest for Health 55

Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle 58

Creative Stewardship of Health 59

Developing a Well-Formed Conscience 60

Concrete Application of Moral Norms 65

Elements of Informed Consent 66

Choosing a Physician 67

6 Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals 71

What Is a Profession? 71

Ideals of the Medical Profession 74

The Christian Health Care Professional 76

Personalizing the Health Care Profession 77

Professional Communication 81

Peer Relationships and Professional Discipline 83

7 Social Responsibility for Health Care 87

Models of Health Care 87

Gospel Principles of Social Organization 91

Functionalism 93

The Health Care Team 96

Health Care Ethics and Public Policy 98

The Catholic Health Care Facility 100

8 Human Research and the Allocation of Resources 105

Human Research 105

Norms for Research on Human Subjects 108

Allocating Resources: Micro and Macro Issues 115

9 Sexuality and Reproduction 121

The Meaning of Sexuality 121

Human Sexuality 124

Abortion 129

Disputed Cases: Ectopic Pregnancy and Anencephalic Infants 131

The Morality of Contraception 132

Natural Family Planning 134

Surgical Sterilization 135

Care of Rape Victims 136

Pastoral Considerations 137

10 Reconstructing Human Beings 141

Human Dominion over Nature 141

Surgical Procedures 143

Manipulation of Embryonic Cells 148

Genetic Manipulation 154

11 Mental Illness: Medical and Psychiatric Therapies 159

Mental Illness 159

Therapies for Mental Illness 161

Ethical Issues in Psychotherapy 168

Addiction 172

12 Death and Dying 179

The Mystery of Death 179

Determining the Moment of Death 181

Telling Truth to the Dying 186

Euthanasia and Suicide 187

Allowing a Person to Die 189

Pain and Dying 197

Care for the Corpse and Cadaver 198

13 Spiritual Ministry and Health Care 203

The Purpose of Pastoral Care 203

Spiritual Counseling 204

Celebrating the Healing Process 206

Baptism and the Eucharist 210

Appendix 1 Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services 217

Appendix 2 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.

ISBN:

0878403752

OCLC:

48966789