Issues at the Borders of Life.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Bernadette.

Contributor:

Pfitzner, V. C. (Victor C.)

Series:

Interface

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy fiction, Australian.

Life--Fiction.

Life--Issues--Fiction.

Local Subjects:

Fantasy fiction, Australian.

Life--Fiction.

Life--Issues--Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hindmarsh : ATF Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Life at its borders is tenuous and the crossing of borders is no longer as simple as the birth of a new baby or the death of a loved one. Advances in medical science have meant that the border at the start of life can be facilitated through assisted reproductive technology or avoided through abortion. Similarly, at the final border passage can be hastened through euthanasia or delayed by means of palliative care. The stretching of the borders through medical advances gives rise to important ethical and legal questions which cannot be solved with ease. The questions must be answered through

Contents:

CONTENTS; Introduction: On the Borders; A. Issues at the Beginning of Life; 1. Abortion: An Alternative to the Conflict Paradigm; 2. Ethics of Contraception and Abortion; 3. Bioethics and Manipulating the Human Embryo; 4. Life as Loss?; B. Issues at the End of Life; 5. Keeping Watch on the Border; 6. Theological Foundations for Palliative Care in End-Stage Dementia; 7. Is it Always Good to be Alive?; 8. Life's Endings: Mortality, Consequences, and the Principle of Double Effect; Epilogue: Beginning and Ending of Life: A Personal Journey; Contributors

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-921817-05-4

OCLC:

709551188