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Praying for a Cure: When Medical and Religious Practices Conflict (Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues)
Peggy Desautels
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Description for Praying for a Cure: When Medical and Religious Practices Conflict (Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues)
paperback. When the children of Christian Scientists die from a treatable illness, are their parents quilty of murder for withholding that treatment? This text debates the issues of who is ultimately responsible for deciding such questions and how to accommodate Christian Science views and practices. Series: Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC99; JFM; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
When the children of Christian Scientists die from a treatable illness, are their parents guilty of murder for withholding that treatment? How should the rights of children, the authority of the medical community, and religious freedom be balanced? Is it possible for those adhering to a medical model of health and disease and for those adhering to the Christian Science model to enter into a meaningful dialogue, or are the two models incommensurable? DesAutels, Battin, and May engage in a lucid and candid debate of the issues of who is ultimately responsible for deciding these questions and how to accommodate ... Read more
When the children of Christian Scientists die from a treatable illness, are their parents guilty of murder for withholding that treatment? How should the rights of children, the authority of the medical community, and religious freedom be balanced? Is it possible for those adhering to a medical model of health and disease and for those adhering to the Christian Science model to enter into a meaningful dialogue, or are the two models incommensurable? DesAutels, Battin, and May engage in a lucid and candid debate of the issues of who is ultimately responsible for deciding these questions and how to accommodate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Series
Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847692637
SKU
V9780847692637
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About Peggy Desautels
Peggy DesAutels is assistant professor of philosophy and associate director of the Ethics Center at the University of South Florida. Margaret P. Battin is professor of philosophy and adjunct professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah and the author of numerous books, including Ethics in the Sanctuary: Examining the Practicesof Organized Religion (Yale) and The Least Worst Death: ... Read more
Reviews for Praying for a Cure: When Medical and Religious Practices Conflict (Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues)
The right to turn one's chosen source is now well established in both law and ethics, but where children are unable to choose for themselves the situation is fraught with moral difficulties. This book highlights some of these difficulties and gives an insight into the doctrines and beliefs of Christian Scientists. There are no easy answers, although the insights offered ... Read more