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The editors welcome letters from readers, although we cannot guarantee that all will be published. To ensure timeliness, correspondents must respond to an article within seven weeks, and not exceed two double‐spaced pages. Letters become the property of the editors and may be edited and shortened at our discretio

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527598

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. —George Orwell,Animal Fa

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527599

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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In June 1993, conjoined twins Amy and Angela Lakeberg became the focus of national attention. They shared a complex six‐chambered heart and one liver; only one could survive separation surgery, and even her chances were slim. The medical challenge was great and the ethical challenges were even greate

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527600

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Discussions of information produced by genetics research are often guided by two mistaken theoretical moves. Enthusiasts tell us not to worry because genetic tinkering can alter only our body, never our soul; worriers suggest that discovering links between our behavior and our different bodies threatens important democratic ideas like moral equality. If we understand the body and soul to be inseparable and equality to be undiminished by difference, we can begin to take seriously the information produced by genetics research.

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527601

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527602

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527603

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Families and surrogates sometimes use religious themes to justify their insistence on aggressive end‐of‐life care. Their hope that “God will work a miracle” can halt negotiations with health care professionals and lead to litigation. The possibility of “re‐imagining” religious themes, to broaden their scope and present a wider vision of the Christian tradition, may off

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527604

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Too often, caregivers and ethicists misunderstand the motivations of adult children who are involved in the care of their parents. They sometimes fail to appreciate the ways in which adult children may be trying to carry out their filial obligations toward a parent, obligations dictated by their religious commitments. Exploring these obligations within the Jewish tradition can help to illuminate these issues and provide an alternative to a rights‐based framework in which to reason about the

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527605

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:Medicine, Society, and Faith in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. By Darrel W. Amundsen.

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527606

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Health Care in Urban America. By Laurie Kaye Abraham.Not All of Us Are Saints: A Doctor's Journey with the Poor. By David Hilfiker.

ISSN:0093-0334    

DOI:10.2307/3527607

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY