The Moral Object in the “Phoenix Case”: A Defense of Sister McBride’s Decision

The “Phoenix Case” brought into public scrutiny a contemporary debate in Catholic moral theology over competing views on the relation of the object of the act to the physical structure of acts that arise from moral choices. A procedure that was described by hospital officials and their parent compan...

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Главный автор: McCruden, Patrick (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Oxford University Press 2012
В: Christian bioethics
Год: 2012, Том: 18, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 301-311
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Итог:The “Phoenix Case” brought into public scrutiny a contemporary debate in Catholic moral theology over competing views on the relation of the object of the act to the physical structure of acts that arise from moral choices. A procedure that was described by hospital officials and their parent company as an indirect abortion was judged by the local ordinary, Bishop Thomas Olmsted, as a direct abortion. A debate ensued between Bishop Olmsted and Catholic Health Care West and their advisors. Eventually, Bishop Olmsted excommunicated Sister Margaret Mary McBride for her role on the ethics committee approving the procedure and publicly announced his refusal to recognize the hospital as authentically Catholic. This author addresses the theological position of the hospital and addresses implications for other professionals in Catholic health care facing similar dilemmas.
ISSN:1744-4195
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/cb/cbs026