Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor: A Handbook for Clergy and Health-Care Professionals

April 14, 2010

In Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor, Robert Orr provides the overall rationale for ethical decision-making as well as for certain discrete medical issues: failure of the cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and neurologic systems; pregnancy; reproductive disorders; failure to eat, drink, or both; organ transplantation; and cognitive diminution. He also discusses ethical issues in the neonatal and pediatric age groups, as well as in certain cultural or religious beliefs. [Premium (JAMA)]