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| Introduction | |
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| Methods in Health Care Ethics | |
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| The Enlightenment and New Ethical Systems | |
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| Hume's Contribution to Other Systems | |
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| Other Ethical Systems in the United States | |
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| The Moral System of the Catholic Church | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| The Content of Catholic Health Care Ethics | |
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| Is There a Catholic Ethics? | |
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| What Is an Ethical Principle? | |
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| Principles of Christian Faith | |
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| Principles of Christian Love | |
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| Principles of Christian Hope | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| The Person Seeking Health | |
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| The Notion of Person | |
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| The Person and Community | |
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| Developing Common Values | |
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| Priorities in Needs and Values | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Defining Human Health | |
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| Concepts of Health and Disease | |
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| Disease and Illness | |
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| Biological Health | |
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| Higher Levels of Health | |
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| Integrating Human Functioning | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Personal Responsibility for Health | |
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| The Individual's Quest for Health | |
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| Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle | |
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| Creative Stewardship of Health | |
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| Developing a Well-Formed Conscience | |
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| Concrete Application of Moral Norms | |
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| Elements of Informed Consent | |
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| Choosing a Physician | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals | |
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| What Is a Profession? | |
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| Ideals of the Medical Profession | |
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| The Christian Health Care Professional | |
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| Personalizing the Health Care Profession | |
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| Professional Communication | |
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| Peer Relationships and Professional Discipline | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Social Responsibility for Health Care | |
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| Models of Health Care | |
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| Gospel Principles of Social Organization | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| The Health Care Team | |
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| Health Care Ethics and Public Policy | |
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| The Catholic Health Care Facility | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Human Research and the Allocation of Resources | |
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| Human Research | |
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| Norms for Research on Human Subjects | |
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| Allocating Resources: Micro and Macro Issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Sexuality and Reproduction | |
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| The Meaning of Sexuality | |
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| Human Sexuality | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Disputed Cases: Ectopic Pregnancy and Anencephalic Infants | |
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| The Morality of Contraception | |
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| Natural Family Planning | |
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| Surgical Sterilization | |
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| Care of Rape Victims | |
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| Pastoral Considerations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Reconstructing Human Beings | |
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| Human Dominion over Nature | |
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| Surgical Procedures | |
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| Manipulation of Embryonic Cells | |
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| Genetic Manipulation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Mental Illness: Medical and Psychiatric Therapies | |
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| Mental Illness | |
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| Therapies for Mental Illness | |
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| Ethical Issues in Psychotherapy | |
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| Addiction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Death and Dying | |
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| The Mystery of Death | |
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| Determining the Moment of Death | |
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| Telling Truth to the Dying | |
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| Euthanasia and Suicide | |
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| Allowing a Person to Die | |
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| Pain and Dying | |
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| Care for the Corpse and Cadaver | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Spiritual Ministry and Health Care | |
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| The Purpose of Pastoral Care | |
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| Spiritual Counseling | |
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| Celebrating the Healing Process | |
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| Baptism and the Eucharist | |
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| Summary | |
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| Questions | |
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| Cases | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services | |
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| The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations | |
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| Sources | |
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| Index | |