Medical Ethics: Essays on Abortion and Euthanasia

Medical Ethics: Essays on Abortion and Euthanasia
ISBN-10
0820409251
ISBN-13
9780820409252
Series
Medical Ethics
Category
Medical ethics
Pages
308
Language
English
Published
1989
Publisher
P. Lang
Author
Robert Laurence Barry

Description

In this book, controversial topics such as the morality of abortion, withdrawing treatment from handicapped newborns, the role of ethics committees, diagnosing death, withdrawing food and fluids and giving lethal injections are discussed. It proposes model legislation to prevent abuse and neglect of the medically vulnerable and dependent, and in a piercing and insightful manner, Fr. Barry critically evaluates many contemporary views on these topics, arguing forcefully for a reappraisal of many popular views on these topics.

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