Proceedings of the Bishops' Workshop, January 30-February 3, 1989, Dallas, Texas. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Catholic health care: the touch of the master reflections on the gospel text "talitha, koum" / Diosdado A. Talamayan -- Ethics in the practice of medicine / John R. Silber -- Artificial provision of nutrition and hydration: medical description of the levels of consciousness / Fred Plum -- Artificial provision of nutrition and hydration: does the benefit outweigh the burden in the articial provision of nutrition and hydration / Joseph Boyle, affirmative position & Philip Boyle, negative position -- pastoral concerns -- Right to die movement and the artificial provision of nutrition and hydration / Joseph P. Gillespie -- Pastoral concerns -- Ethics committees: relationship to the local bishop / James P. Cassidy -- Ethics committees: their role in catholic health facilities / Kevin D. O'Rourke -- Pastoral concerns -- Catholic identity and hospital merger / Margaret John Kelly -- Pastoral care personnel in catholic health facilities / Gerald R. Niklas -- pastoral concerns -- Tissue and organ donation by aborted preborn and anencephalic infants: medical aspects of human fetal transplantation / Christopher M. deGiorgio -- Anencephaly: selected medical aspects / D. Alan Shewmom -- Ethical aspects of tissue and organ "donation" by preborn and anencephalic infants / Janet E. Smith -- pastoral concerns -- Promotion of the health and well-being of our priests / David E. Brinkmoeller -- Psychosexual development and maturity of the clergy / Benedict J. Groeschel -- Pastoral concerns -- Central question: how do you assure a consistent moral theology in your diocese given the pluralistic background of your clergy / Oscar H. Lipscomb, Thomas J. Murphy, Framcis X. DiLorenzo.
Summary:
Proceedings of the Bishops' Workshop, January 30-February 3, 1989, Dallas, Texas. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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