Disputes in Bioethics tackles some of the most debated questions in
contemporary scholarship about the beginning and end of life. This
collection of essays takes up questions about the dawn of human
life, including: Should we make children with three (or more)
parents? Is it better never to have been born? and Why should the
baby live? This volume also asks about the dusk of human life: Is
"death with dignity" a dangerous euphemism? Should euthanasia be
permitted for children? Does assisted suicide harm those who do not
choose to die? Still other questions are asked concerning recent
views that health care professionals should not have a right to
conscientiously object to legal and accepted medical practices.
Finally, the book addresses questions about separating conjoined
twins as well as the issue of whether the species of an individual
makes a difference for the individual’s moral status. Christopher
Kaczor critiques some of the most recent and influential positions
in bioethics, while eschewing both consequentialism and
principalism. Rooted in the Catholic principle that faith and
reason are harmonious, this book shows how Catholic bioethical
teaching is rationally defensible in terms that people of good
will, secular or religious, can accept. Proceeding from a natural
law perspective, Kaczor defends the inherent dignity of all human
beings and argues that they merit the protection of their basic
human goods because of that inherent dignity. Philosophers
interested in applied ethics, as well as students and professors of
law, will profit from reading Disputes in Bioethics. The book aims
to be both philosophically sophisticated and accessible for
students and experienced researchers alike.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Notre Dame Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Notre Dame Studies in Medical Ethics and Bioethics |
| Release date: |
September 2020 |
| First published: |
2020 |
| Authors: |
Christopher Kaczor
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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| Pages: |
236 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-268-10809-0 |
| Categories: |
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| LSN: |
0-268-10809-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780268108090 |
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