Roman Catholic Bioethics  

Oleh:

Markwell, Hazel J. ; Brown, Barry F.

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics, page 436-442.
Topik: Roman Catholic; Bioethics; Reproduction; Organ Donation; Genetic Testing; Human Subjects
Fulltext: Roman Catholic Bioethics.pdf (276.35KB)

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Mrs. I is 25 years old and is about 10 weeks’ pregnant. She has tuberculous meningitis. Her disease was in an advanced stage when she was admitted to hospital and underwent surgery to relieve the pressure on her brain. She is now clinically brain dead. Her husband – like the patient, a devout Catholic – requests that her body be maintained on life support in the intensive care unit to save her fetus. Other family members concur that she is ‘‘pro-life’’ and would want to carry the fetus to term if possible. (Although far from typical, this is an actual case. All of the details included in this discussion are taken from the public record [Fox 1999; Priest and Slaughter 1999]).

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