The Resource Issues at the borders of life, edited by Bernadette Richards and Vic Pfitzner
Issues at the borders of life, edited by Bernadette Richards and Vic Pfitzner
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- Summary
- Life at its borders is tenuous and the crossing of borders is no longer as simple as the birth of a new baby or the death of a loved one. Advances in medical science have meant that the border at the start of life can be facilitated through assisted reproductive technology or avoided through abortion. Similarly, at the final border passage can be hastened through euthanasia or delayed by means of palliative care. The stretching of the borders through medical advances gives rise to important ethical and legal questions which cannot be solved with ease. The questions must be answered through careful consideration of the law, community perceptions and ethical imperatives. When does human life begin, and can we determine when and how it should end? What constitutes human personhood? What rights must be afforded the embryo and the foetus, the mother (and father) in each instance, and the person with end-stage dementia or terminal cancer. Can a birth ever be deemed a deficit? Must it always be good to be alive? In this collection of essays, these and many other issues dealing with life at its borders are dealt with by a variety of specialists in the area of medicine, ethics, law and theology. This collection of essays addresses these questions and represents a valuable contribution to a vital and ongoing debate
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (142 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction: On the Borders; A. Issues at the Beginning of Life; 1. Abortion: An Alternative to the Conflict Paradigm; 2. Ethics of Contraception and Abortion; 3. Bioethics and Manipulating the Human Embryo; 4. Life as Loss?; B. Issues at the End of Life; 5. Keeping Watch on the Border; 6. Theological Foundations for Palliative Care in End-Stage Dementia ; 7. Is it Always Good to be Alive?; 8. Life's Endings: Mortality, Consequences, and the Principle of Double Effect ; Epilogue: Beginning and Ending of Life: A Personal Journey; Contributors
- Isbn
- 9781921817052
- Label
- Issues at the borders of life
- Title
- Issues at the borders of life
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Bernadette Richards and Vic Pfitzner
- Subject
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- Palliative treatment -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Abortion -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Abortion -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Bioethics
- Bioethics
- Bioethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Bioethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Electronic books
- Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Euthanasia -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Euthanasia -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- MEDICAL -- Ethics
- Medical ethics
- Medical ethics
- Medical ethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Medical ethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Medical laws and legislation
- Medical laws and legislation
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Life at its borders is tenuous and the crossing of borders is no longer as simple as the birth of a new baby or the death of a loved one. Advances in medical science have meant that the border at the start of life can be facilitated through assisted reproductive technology or avoided through abortion. Similarly, at the final border passage can be hastened through euthanasia or delayed by means of palliative care. The stretching of the borders through medical advances gives rise to important ethical and legal questions which cannot be solved with ease. The questions must be answered through careful consideration of the law, community perceptions and ethical imperatives. When does human life begin, and can we determine when and how it should end? What constitutes human personhood? What rights must be afforded the embryo and the foetus, the mother (and father) in each instance, and the person with end-stage dementia or terminal cancer. Can a birth ever be deemed a deficit? Must it always be good to be alive? In this collection of essays, these and many other issues dealing with life at its borders are dealt with by a variety of specialists in the area of medicine, ethics, law and theology. This collection of essays addresses these questions and represents a valuable contribution to a vital and ongoing debate
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- Dewey number
- 174.2
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3561.A73
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Richards, Bernadette
- Pfitzner, V. C.
- Series statement
- Interface
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- Medical ethics
- Medical ethics
- Bioethics
- Bioethics
- Abortion
- Abortion
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia
- Palliative treatment
- Medical laws and legislation
- MEDICAL
- Abortion
- Abortion
- Bioethics
- Bioethics
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia
- Medical ethics
- Medical ethics
- Medical laws and legislation
- Label
- Issues at the borders of life, edited by Bernadette Richards and Vic Pfitzner
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- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: On the Borders; A. Issues at the Beginning of Life; 1. Abortion: An Alternative to the Conflict Paradigm; 2. Ethics of Contraception and Abortion; 3. Bioethics and Manipulating the Human Embryo; 4. Life as Loss?; B. Issues at the End of Life; 5. Keeping Watch on the Border; 6. Theological Foundations for Palliative Care in End-Stage Dementia ; 7. Is it Always Good to be Alive?; 8. Life's Endings: Mortality, Consequences, and the Principle of Double Effect ; Epilogue: Beginning and Ending of Life: A Personal Journey; Contributors
- Control code
- 709551188
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (142 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781921817052
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)709551188
- Label
- Issues at the borders of life, edited by Bernadette Richards and Vic Pfitzner
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: On the Borders; A. Issues at the Beginning of Life; 1. Abortion: An Alternative to the Conflict Paradigm; 2. Ethics of Contraception and Abortion; 3. Bioethics and Manipulating the Human Embryo; 4. Life as Loss?; B. Issues at the End of Life; 5. Keeping Watch on the Border; 6. Theological Foundations for Palliative Care in End-Stage Dementia ; 7. Is it Always Good to be Alive?; 8. Life's Endings: Mortality, Consequences, and the Principle of Double Effect ; Epilogue: Beginning and Ending of Life: A Personal Journey; Contributors
- Control code
- 709551188
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (142 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781921817052
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)709551188
Subject
- Palliative treatment -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Abortion -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Abortion -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Bioethics
- Bioethics
- Bioethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Bioethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Electronic books
- Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Euthanasia -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Euthanasia -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- MEDICAL -- Ethics
- Medical ethics
- Medical ethics
- Medical ethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Medical ethics -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Medical laws and legislation
- Medical laws and legislation
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