03999nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003800112020003500150020002700185040002100212035002100233041001300254050002800267082001800295100003100313240009600344245017300440260007000613300001800683500043000701504005101131505181501182533015202997650005003149650006103199650005603260655002903316700002303345700006103368710001703429856012603446999001703572ebr10642471CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090429s2009    dcu     sb    001 0 eng d  z  2009017580  z9780813217185 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z0813217180 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z9780813217772 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)8208942941 aenghger14aHQ767.3b.R48613 2009eb04a241/.69762221 aRhonheimer, Martin,d1950-10aG�uterabw�agung, T�otungsverbot und Abtreibung in vitalen Konfliktf�allen.lEnglish10aVital conflicts in medical ethicsh[electronic resource] :ba virtue approach to craniotomy and tubal pregnancies /cMartin Rhonheimer ; edited by William F. Murphy Jr.  aWashington, D.C. :bCatholic University of America Press,cc2009.  axviii, 162 p.  a"The text was first published in German under the title "G�uterabw�agung, T�otungsverbot und Abtreibung in vitalen Konfliktf�allen. L�osungsversuch eines klassischen gyn�akologischen dilemmas aus tugendethischer perspektive" ... [and] included in M. Rhonheimer, Abtreibung und Lebensschutz. T�otungsverbot und Recht auf Leben in der politischen und medizinischen Ethik (Paderborn: Sch�oningh, 2003)"--P. xiii.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe problem. Two methodologies for the moral evaluation of action : the principle of double effect (PDE) and the weighing of goods -- Overview of this study and brief summary of the argument -- "Vital indication" and a recent example : the moral justification of the act of saving a life -- The structure of the argumentation : weighing goods in the case of vital indication -- Church doctrine and past discussions in moral theology. "Direct abortion" according to church doctrine : specification of the concept from the viewpoint of action theory -- The physical and intentional structure of actions : the object of the moral act -- The controversy regarding craniotomy through the end of the nineteenth century : the interpretation of Summa theologiae II-II, q.64, a.7: a. The argument of Pietro Avanzini and the category of the "unjust aggressor" ; b. Summa theologiae II-II, q.64, a.7 : killing in self-defense according to Thomas Aquinas ; c. Critique and the development of the discussion ; d. Waffelaert's incorrect interpretation of ST II-II, q.64, a.7 ; e. The consequences of the confusion -- Life-saving medical interventions : the prohibition of killing and the virtue of justice. Retrospective summary : acts of killing and the ethical context of "justice" -- Reevaluation of contemporary therapies : vital indication and extrauterine gravidity: a. Salpingectomy or segment resection ; b. Linear salpingotomy (or salpingostomy) ; c. Drug treatment with methotrexate ; d. Expectant management -- The moral justification of life-saving measures in the case of vital conflict:  a. Recapitulation and conclusive explanation of the ethical argument ; b. The exclusion of the weighing of goods ; c. Objections and response -- Epilogue: Virtue ethics, "direct" and "indirect," and prohibition of killing.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aAbortionxReligious aspectsxCatholic Church. 0aObstetricsxSurgeryxReligious aspectsxCatholic Church. 0aMedical ethicsxReligious aspectsxCatholic Church. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aMurphy, William F.1 aRhonheimer, Martin,d1950-tAbtreibung und Lebensschutz.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10642471zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c43756d43756