An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics Austriaco, Nicanor Pier Giorgio. creator author text Electronic books. xx 2021 Second Edition. monographic eng 1 online resource (497 pages) This timely and up to date new edition of Biomedicine and Beatitude features an entirely new chapter on the ethics of bodily modification. It is also updated throughout to reflect the pontificate of Pope Francis, recent concerns including ethical issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, and feedback from the many instructors who used the first edition in the classroom. Introduction -- 1. Bioethics and the Pursuit of Beatitude -- 2. Bioethics at the Beginning of Life -- 3. Bioethics and Human Procreation -- 4. Bioethics and the Clinical Encounter -- 5. Bioethics at the End of Life -- 6. Bioethics and Modifications of the Human Body -- 7. Bioethics, Organ Donation, and Transplantation -- 8. Research Bioethics from the Bench to the Bedside -- 9. Catholic Bioethics in a Pluralistic Society -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Church Documents on Bioethics. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco. ALA COVID Relief Fund Includes bibliographical references. Bioethics Christian ethics QH332 .A978 2021 Austriaco, Nicanor Pier Giorgio : Catholic University of America Press,c2021 9780813233918 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=28732629 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=28732629 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=28732629 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=28732629 MiAaPQ 211129 20220209192140.0 EBC28732629 eng