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Dr. Felix Podimattam is one of the best-known moral theologians in India & outside. Besides his full time job as a professor, he finds time to write books at an amazing rate. He has authored 136 books.
Besides his Master’s degree in Political Science from Mysore, he holds a Licentiate in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, & subsequently a Doctorate in Moral Theology from the Alphonsian Academy, Rome. His post-doctoral studies were pursued in Washington, DC, USA. At present he is professor of Moral Theology at St. Francis Theological College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
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CONTENTS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
chapter one
NATURE AND RELEVANCE OF MEDICAL ETHICS
1. Nature of Medical Ethics
2. Relevance of Medical Ethics
chaptertwo
THEOLOGY OFTHE HUMAN BODY
1. Dignity of the Human Body
2AVonderof the Human Body
3. Beauty of the Human Body
4. Vulnerability of the Human Body
chapterthree
PROBLEM OF HEALTH
1. Meaning of Health
2. Duty to Care for Health
3. Response to Urgent Health Needs
4. Social Justice and Health Care
chapter four
PROBLEM OF SICKNESS
1. Meaning of Sickness
2. Experience of Sickness
3. Vocation of the Sick
4. Care of the Sick
Personality of the Sick Person
Tips for Visitors
chapter five
PROBLEM OF DEATH
1. Theology of Death
2. Death and Health Care Personnel
3. Care for the Dying
4. Care for the Corpse
CHAPTER SIX
MINISTRY OF HEALING
1. Role of the Church in Health Care
2. Role of the Christian Hospital
2.1. Relevance of the Christian Hospital
2.2. Whom Should the Christian Hospital Serve?
2.3. Going In for Smaller Hospitals
2.4. Changing Health Scenario and the Christian Hospital
CHAPTERSEVEN
MISSION OFTHE CHRISTIAN DOCTOR
1.Ediical Mission of the Christian Doctor
^ 1.1. General Ethical Responsibilities
1.2. Some Specific Ethical Responsibilities
1.2.1. Responsibility for Accurate Diagnosis
1.2.2. Responsibility for Skilled Treatment
1.2.3. Responsibility for Professional Care
1.2.4. Responsibility for Privacy
1.2.5. Responsibility regarding X Rays and Case Histories
1.2.6. Responsibility regarding Patient Intangibility and
Informed Consent.
1.2.7. Responsibility regarding Information of Imminent Death
2. Spiritual Mission of the Christian Doctor
3. Pastoral Mission of the Christian Doctor
CHAPTER EIGHT
MISSION OF THE NURSE
1. The Nature of Nursing
1.1. The Nurse
1.2.NursingasaProfessio n
1.3. Qualities of aGoodNurse
1.4. Nurse-Patient Interaction
2. Pastoral Aspects of Nursing
2.1. Some Causes of Concern
2.2. Role Conflicts and Nursing
2.3. Ethical Conflicts in the Practice of Nursing
2.4. More Nurses Needed
CHAPTERNINE
BIOETHICAL DECISION MAKING
1. Bioethical Decision Making and the Magis terium.
1.1. Ordinary Universal Magisterium
1.2. Hierarchy of Truths
1 3 Distinction between Magisfprium Related to
Faith and Magisterium Related to Morals
1.4. The Vocation of a Theologian
1.5. Nature of Assent Due to Moral Magisterium
1.6. Instances of Change in the Official Teaching of the Church
Interpretation of Scripture
Jews in Public Life
Castration of Choir Boys.
Moral Teaching concerning the Rights of theAccused
Condemnation of Interest Taking
War and Peace
Slavery
Renewal of the Church
Membership in the Church
Papal Sovereignty
Religious Liberty
Sexual Ethics
Papal Teaching on Contraception
Thirteenth Century Condemnation of Aristotle
1.7. Conscience and the Magisterium
2. Bioethical Decision Making and Christian Principles
2.1. Bioethical Decision Making and Tradition
2.2. Bioethical Decision Making and Person-Centered Morality
2.3. Bioethical Decision Making and Tension Morality
2.4.Bioethical Decision Making and the Principle of Lesser Evil
2.5. Bioethical Decision Making and Proportionalism
2.6. Bioethical Decision Making and the Principle of
Human Dignity in Community
2.7. Bioethical Decision Making and
the Principle of Double Effect
2.8. Bioethical Decision Making and the Principle of Totality
2.9. Bioethical Decision Making and the Principle of
Nullifying Right or Obligation
Distinction between the Human Act and the Moral Act
Notion of Moral Value
Notion of Support of Moral Value
No Human Act Is a Specific Moral Act
Relativity of the Human Act
Distinction between Intrinsically Evil Acts and
Basically Evil Acts