"This fifth edition of a classic in the field, which includes important contributions by Jean deBlois, C.S.J., considers everyday ethical questions and dilemmas in clinical care and deals more deeply with issues of women's health, mental health, sexual orientation, artificial reproduction, and contemporary social issues in health care. The authors devote special attention to the various ethical theories currently in use in the United States while clearly presenting a method of ethical decision making based in the Catholic tradition. They discuss the needs of the human person, outlining what it means to be human, both as an individual and as part of a community."--Jacket.

Bioethics in a multicultural age -- Ethics and needs of the common person -- Sexuality and reproduction -- Reconstructing and modifying the human body: ethical perspectives -- Mental health: ethical perspectives -- Suffering and death: a theological perspective -- Social responsibility -- Pastoral care.