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by: Richard J. Devine
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 174.2
EAN: 9780809142736
ISBN: 0809142732
Label: Paulist Press
Manufacturer: Paulist Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2004-09
Publisher: Paulist Press
Sales Rank: 173378
Studio: Paulist Press
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This book on medical ethics, written for the interested man-in-the-street, reviews the issues involved in most of the principal medical-ethical dilemmas that face our society from a multi-disciplinary point of view.
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Rating:  - "Good Care, Painful Choices" - Excrutiating Reading
Despite back cover endorsements from "Sisters Today," "Liguorian" and the "National Catholic Reporter," I believe that there are a number of grave deficiences with this ostensibly Catholic medical ethics text - not the least of which is Father Richard Devine's advocacy for the acceptance of IVF within marriage. In addition to assurance of doctrinal soundness, I find the Vatican's 1995 "Charter for Health Care Workers," the USCCB's "Ethical and Religious Directives" (2004) and the Catholic Medical ... Read More
Rating:  - A very helpful resource
In today's world, complex beginning and end of life issues, advances in medical technology, and heightened media coverage abound. It may be difficult to know where to turn to determine the Church's teachings on medical ethics issues. Along with reading Papal Encyclicals and staying abreast of statements by our Bishops and the Vatican, another helpful resource for Catholics is Good Care, Painful Choices: Medical Ethics for Ordinary People by Richard J. Devine, CM (Paulist Press, September 2004, paperback, ... Read More
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