Medicine and Christian Morality

In this classic work, O'Donnell comprehensively treats law and morality, the basic principles of moral decision-making, human life, surgery and suppressive surgery, pregnancy and delivery, marriage, and professionalism in medicine. He dialogues extensively with the writings of Catholic moralists and medical experts and in several appendices gives the texts of five key papal and episcopal documents. This edition is probably as scientifically accurate, issue topical, principle precise, and magisterium faithful as any volume its length could be in areas where health care procedures posing crucial ethical questions are increasing exponentially.