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Last Rights: A Catholic Perspective on End-of-Life Decisions
Dolores L. Christie
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Description for Last Rights: A Catholic Perspective on End-of-Life Decisions
Paperback. 'Last Rights' examines end of life decisions in the context of the Roman Catholic tradition, a heritage rich in its teaching about the human person, the value of life, and the moral rights and responsibilities inherent to every human being. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Topics in bioethics and end-of-life decision-making are reported in the news, dissected in professional journals, and discussed in hospital ethics committees. However, argues Dr. Dolores L. Christie, the critical venue for such questions is everyday life in which real people must make the best possible decisions for themselves or for someone that they love. Every decision has a perspective, rooted in the beliefs of the decision-makers and played out in the unique settings and possibilities of their lives. Last Rights examines end-of-life decisions in the context of the Roman Catholic tradition, a heritage rich in its teaching about the human ... Read more
Topics in bioethics and end-of-life decision-making are reported in the news, dissected in professional journals, and discussed in hospital ethics committees. However, argues Dr. Dolores L. Christie, the critical venue for such questions is everyday life in which real people must make the best possible decisions for themselves or for someone that they love. Every decision has a perspective, rooted in the beliefs of the decision-makers and played out in the unique settings and possibilities of their lives. Last Rights examines end-of-life decisions in the context of the Roman Catholic tradition, a heritage rich in its teaching about the human ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Kansas City, United States
ISBN
9780742531536
SKU
V9780742531536
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About Dolores L. Christie
Dr. Dolores L. Christie is executive director of the Catholic Theological Society of America with national offices at John Carroll University. An experienced clinical ethicist, she serves on the ethics committees of a tertiary care hospital, a long-term care facility, and on the Ohio Solid Organ Transplant Consortium ethics and patient selection committees. She is the author of Adequately Considered: ... Read more
Reviews for Last Rights: A Catholic Perspective on End-of-Life Decisions
This book provides a marvelous combination of background information and profoundly wise insight. It is lucidly written, accessible to anyone concerned about decision-making in a clinical context, but also useful for teachers, scholars, pastoral ministers, and medical professionals. Catholic individuals and families will welcome its careful mapping of the tradition as well as its compassionate consideration of current concrete questions. ... Read more