ARGOMENTI
To equip the students with knowledge of the development of the Church’s tradition in medical-moral matters and to provide contemporary knowledge of the Catholic bioethical magisterium, so that the students may develop skills needed for the resolution of difficult ethics questions in a pluralistic context through pastoral application of authentic moral principles.
Main topics: Understanding Medicine, Ethics and Bioethics. Role of Catholics in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and the study of the morality of human conduct with regard to life issues such as: new reproductive technologies, abortion, stem-cell research, cloning, genetic engineering, healthcare problems, euthanasia etc. The concept of the person and the moral principles that form the foundation of decision making when faced with new issues.
TESTI
ASHLEY ET AL., Health Care Ethics: A Catholic Theological Analysis. 5th Ed., Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2006. DIAMOND, E., A Catholic Guide to Medical Ethics: Catholic Principles in Clinical Practice. Illinois: Linacre Institute, 2001. PELLEGRINO ET AL., The Christian Virtues in Medical Practice, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1996. O'DONNELL, T.J., Medicine and Christian Morality, Third and updated edition. New York: Alba House, 1996. MAHONEY, J,, Bioethics and Belief. London: Sheed and Ward, 1986. MEILAENDER, G., Bioethics A Primer for Christians. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996. SHANNON, T., An Introduction to Bioethics. New York: Paulist Press, 1987. WYATT, J., Matters of Life and Death Today’s healthcare dilemmas in the light of Christian faith, Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1998.
Important Church Documents. JOHN PAUL II, Veritatis Splendor, Encyclical Letter Regarding Certain Fundamental Questions of the Church’s Moral Teaching, 1994. Evangelium Vitae, Encyclical Letter on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life, 1995. Sacred Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration on Procured Abortion, 1974. Jura et Bona Instruction on Euthanasia, 1980. Donum Vitae Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its origin and on the Dignity of Procreation, 1987. Dignitas Personae Instruction on Certain Bioethical Questions, 2008. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Articles 2258-2330. Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Charter for Health Care Workers, 1995.