TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richards,Bernadette
AU  - Pfitzner,V.C.
TI  - Issues at the borders of life
T2  - Interface: a forum for theology in the world
SN  - 9781921817052
AV  - R725.56 .I87 2010
U1  - 174.2 23/eng/20240916
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Adelaide
PB  - ATF Theology
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Bioethics
KW  - Abortion
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Euthanasia
KW  - Palliative treatment
KW  - Medical laws and legislation
KW  - Ethics, Medical
KW  - Éthique médicale
KW  - Avortement
KW  - Aspect moral
KW  - Euthanasie
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Christianisme
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Ethics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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