Catholicism & Ethics Text: A Medical - Moral Handbook [Paperback]

Edward J. Hayes (Author), Paul J. Hayes (Author), Dorothy E. Kelly (Author), James J. Drummey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006

After setting forth guidelines for arriving at sound ethical and moral decisions, including how to form a correct conscience, Catholicism and Ethics applies these guidelines to such vital health-care issues as artificial insemination, cloning, test tube babies, organ and tissue transplants, artificial nutrition and hydration, and the use of ordinary vs. extraordinary means. The book also traces the history of the Church s opposition to artificial contraception, shows why abortion and physician-assisted killing are terrible crimes, and presents sample health-care proxies governing end-of-life decisions.

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About the Author

James J. Drummey, editor of the weekly Catholic Replies column that has appeared in The Wanderer newspaper since 1991, has been involved in the religious education field for more than 30 years. He is the author of two question-and-answer books, Catholic Replies and Catholic Replies 2, co-author of the five-volume Catholicism textbook series that is being used in hundreds of Catholic high schools and parish religion programs, and a popular speaker and defender of the Catholic Church.

Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: C.R. Publications (MA); Revised edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964908778
• ISBN-13: 978-0964908772
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,456,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible resource for Catholic ethics studies, July 11, 2001

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Wade Falcon (Lafayette, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catholicism & Ethics Text: A Medical - Moral Handbook (Paperback)

This book provides a detail explanation of ethics in difficult 20th century situations that the church has a difficult time to discuss or cover. 1 - Natural ethics and moral are discussed and defined, 2 - morality and it's effects are detailed, 3 - many different applications are listed and examined sucha as principles relating to the origin of life such as contraception, prenatal testing, cloning, and more, the taking of life such as suicide abortion and more, and the presevation of life such aas plastic surgery, aids, organ transplantation. Extremely good ethical reference guide for today's Catholics.

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear thinking, September 15, 2009

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Bobby Bambino (Lebanon, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catholicism & Ethics Text: A Medical - Moral Handbook (Paperback)

All the books in this series are excellent. They are short and very readable. In Catholicism and Ethics, the authors use clear, logical thinking to lead the reader through a myriad of ethical issues, ranging from abortion to euthanasia to human cloning to hypnosis to body piercings. The authors define and use terminology from moral philosophy but continue to write in a readable manner. The authors also give plenty of examples and illustrations to bring all this theory to a practical realm. I can't stress enough how clear the thinking in this book is. We are BOMBARDED these days with sloppy, sloppy thinking, and it is so refreshing to read a book where the authors look carefully at a moral question, what the action is, what the consequences are, and spell out pertinent criteria. Numerous texts, such as Evangelium Vitae and Donum Vitae, are quoted (sometimes at great length) to confirm that the authors are relaying the true teaching of the Magesterium. Excellent book.