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Walter, James J.

Contemporary issues in bioethics : a Catholic perspective / by James J. Walter and Thomas A. Shannon - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2005. - p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theological perspectives on cancer genetics and gene therapy : the Roman Catholic tradition -- The meaning and validity of quality of life judgments in contemporary Roman Catholic medical ethics -- Terminal sedation : a Catholic perspective -- The PVS patient and the forgoing/withdrawing of medical nutrition and hydration -- Artificial nutrition & hydration : assessing Papal statement -- Implications of the Papal allocution on feeding tubes -- Assisted nutrition & hydration and the Catholic tradition : the case of Terri Schiavo.

ISBN: 0742550605 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0742550613 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005016779

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical ethics--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Bioethics--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Bioethical Issues.
Catholicism.

LC Class. No.: R725.56 / .W35 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 174.2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WB 60 / C761 2005