An Introduction to Health Care Ethics

Theological Foundations, Contemporary Issues, and Controversial Cases
Michael R. Panicola, PhD;David M. ...
ITEM #7002
ISBN: 978-0-88489-944-0
6 x 9
320 pages, paperbound
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Designed for College Students Taking Their First Class in Health Care Ethics

An Introduction to Health Care Ethics is an ideal introduction for students who are unfamiliar with the subject area. Author-ethicists Michael Panicola, David Belde, John Paul Slosar, and Mark Repenshek have crafted a text grounded in rich theological and philosophical traditions and presented in an engaging manner. This text provides students with an understanding of the foundational aspects of health care ethics and leads them into a discussion of contemporary issues through the use of timely and challenging case studies. A unique focus on discernment and decision making brings the material to life for students.

Preface
  1. Ethics and Its Role in Health Care
    Context for Understanding
    Understanding Ethics
    Understanding Health Care Ethics
    Conclusion and Next Steps

  2. How We Make Ethical Decisions
    Common Approaches to Ethics
    Classic Ethical Theories
    Ethical Theories in Personal Decision Making
    Conclusion and Next Steps

  3. The Bases for Our Decisions
    A Proposed Normative Basis
    Describing a Normative Basis
    Conclusion and Next Steps

  4. Making Good Decisions
    The Role of Discernment
    Discernment as a Virtue
    Discernment as a Process
    Conclusion and Next Steps

  5. Abortion and Maternal-Fetal Care
    Setting the Context: Clinical and Legal Considerations
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

  6. Care of Critically Ill Newborns
    Fateful Decisions in the Neonatal Context
    Setting the Context: The Evolution of Neonatal Medicine
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

  7. Forgoing Treatment at the End of Life
    Setting the Context: Framework for Forgoing Treatment Decisions
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

  8. Controversies in the Care of the Dying
    Setting the Context: Underlying Distortions in Contemporary End-of-Life Care
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

  9. Reproductive Technology and the Quest for Offspring
    Ethics at the Intersection of Technology and Procreation
    Setting the Context: The Science of Reproductive Technology
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

  10. Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning
    What Cost a Cure?
    Setting the Context: The Science and Politics of Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

  11. Genomics and Genetic Testing
    Setting the Context: Genes and Genomics
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

  12. Medical Research on Humans
    Balancing Scientific Inquiry and Human Dignity
    Setting the Context: Basic Concepts and Definitions in Research on Human Beings
    Discussion: Ethical Issues and Analysis
    Conclusion

Index

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