{"product_id":"praying-for-a-cure-when-medical-and-religious-practices-conflict-pointcounterpoint-philosophers-debate-contemporary-issues-9780847692620","title":"Praying for a Cure When Medical and Religious","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the children of Christian Scientists die from a treatable illness, are their parents quilty of murder for withholding that treatment? This text debates the issues of who is ultimately responsible for deciding such questions and how to accommodate Christian Science views and practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe right to turn one's chosen source is now well established in both law and ethics, but where children are unable to choose for themselves the situation is fraught with moral difficulties. This book highlights some of these difficulties and gives an insight into the doctrines and beliefs of Christian Scientists. There are no easy answers, although the insights offered by this book help to inform the debate. * Bulletin of Medical Ethics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Acknowledgments\t Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1  High-Risk Religion: Christian Science and the Violation of Informed Consent\tMargaret P. Battin Chapter 4 2  Rational Choice and Alternative Worldviews: A Defense of Christian Science\tPeggy DesAutels Chapter 5 3  Put Up or Shut Up? Countering the Defense of Christian Science\tMargaret P. Battin Chapter 6 4  Putting Up\tPeggy DesAutels Chapter 7 5  Challenging Medical Authority\tLarry May Chapter 8 6  Challenging Medical Metaphysics\tPeggy DesAutels Chapter 9 7  Respecting Medical Science and Christian Science\tLarry May Chapter 10 8  Protecting Christian Science from Medical Science\tPeggy DesAutels Part 11 Conclusion: Agreeing to Disagree?\tMargaret P. Battin Part 12 Index\t Part 13 About the Authors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528195580247,"sku":"9780847692620","price":110.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847692620.jpg?v=1731870751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/praying-for-a-cure-when-medical-and-religious-practices-conflict-pointcounterpoint-philosophers-debate-contemporary-issues-9780847692620","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}