Published April, 2007
By Edmund D. Pellegrino, C. Ben Mitchell, Jean Bethke Elshtain, John F. Kilner and Scott B. Rae
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
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Recognize humans not as autonomous beings but as ones accountable to each other, to the world they live in, and to God. Drawing on the thought of a physician, ethicists, and a theologian, this title reminds us that although technology is a powerful tool, it is what lies in the heart and soul of who wields this tool that truly makes the difference.

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Published February, 2007
By Thomas A. Shannon and Charles N. Faso
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Offers families a way to cope with the problem: What to do when medical treatment sustains life but does not cure or resuscitate a critically ill loved one? This guide helps such families affirm that their choice to remove life support is morally acceptable, warranted, and made in the spirit of love and care for the patient.

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Published November, 2006
By Kevin D. O'Rourke, Benedict M. Ashley, Jean C.S.J DeBlois and Jean deBlois
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A comprehensive study of significant issues affecting health care and the ethics of health care from the perspective of Catholic theology. It helps Christian, and especially Catholic, health care professionals solve concrete problems in terms of principles rooted in scripture and tested by individual experience.

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Published October, 2006
By David F. Kelly
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Outlines eight issues regarding end-of-life care as seen through the lens of the Catholic medical ethics tradition. This title looks at the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary means; the difference between killing and allowing to die; criteria of patient competence; what to do in the case of incompetent patients; and, more.

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Published September, 2006
By Daniel P. Sulmasy
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Once rarely discussed in medical circles, the relationship between spirituality and health has become an important topic in health care. This title draws from philosophical and theological sources to illuminate how the art of healing is integrally tied to a sense of the divine and our ultimate interconnectedness.

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Published May, 2006
By Daniel P. Sulmasy
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Explores the nature of illness and healing, focusing on health care's history as a spiritual practice and on the human dignity of the patient. Combining sound theological reflection with doses of healthy skepticism, this title describes empirical research on the effects of spirituality on health.

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Published February, 2006
By Margaret E. Mohrmann
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Takes a reader on a doctor's rounds over many years to meet the faces and the struggles, the heartaches and the joys of being a pediatrician.

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