Moral responsibility in prolonging life decisions / [electronic resource] / edited by Donald G. McCarthy and Albert S. Moraczewski.. — St. Louis : Chicago, IL : : Pope John Center ; : Franciscan Herald Press [distributor],, c1981.. — xii, 316 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 308-309.
Part I. Life and death -- Response to Kenneth R. Smith, Jr. / Part II. Prolonging life decisions -- Part III. Clinical and pastoral applications -- : Biblical teaching on life and death / : Consequentialism and the Fifth Commandment / : The medical approach to the determination of death / : Determination of death : a medical-legal consensus / : Prolonging life in medical practice / : The patient/physician relationship / : Theological history of Catholic teaching on prolonging life / : Principles for moral decisions about prolonging life / : Prolonging life : the duty and its limits / : Prolonging life conscience formation / : Euthanasia, the right to life and termination of medical treatment : legal issues / : Contemporary American opinion and euthanasia / : The case of persons in the final stage of terminal illness or irreversibly comatose ; : Care of persons with irreversibly deteriorating health ; : The case of severely defective new born babies / : Care of persons desiring to die, yet not terminally ill / : Responsibilities of administrators ; : Responsibilities of physicians / : Responsibilities of nurses / : Responsibilities of pastoral care persons / Patrick J. Sena -- Richard R. Roach -- Kenneth R. Smith, Jr. -- Paul A. Byrne -- Dennis J. Horan -- Oscar B. Hunter, Jr. -- Joseph M. Boyle, Jr. -- Gary M. Atkinson -- Benedict M. Ashley -- John Connery -- Lawrence T. Reilly -- Dennis J. Horan -- William J. Monahan -- Donald G. McCarthy -- Albert S. Moraczewski -- Donald G. McCarthy -- Albert S. Moraczewski -- Donald G. McCarthy.
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