Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor

<DIV>Clinical ethics is a relatively new discipline within medicine generated not so much by the “Can we . . . ?” questions of fact and prognosis that physicians usually address but primarily by the more uncomfortable gray areas having to do with “Should we . . . ?” questions:<BR /><BR /> Should we use a feeding tube for Mom? <BR /> How should we deal with our baby about to be born with life-threatening anomalies? <BR /> Should our son be taken off dialysis even though he’ll die without it?<BR /> What should we do with our mentally ill sister who has proven that she is untreatable?<BR /><BR /> In this book Robert Orr draws on his extensive medical knowledge and experience to offer a wealth of guidance regarding real-life dilemmas in clinical ethics. Replete with instructive case studies Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor is an invaluable resource that reintroduces the human element to a discussion so often detached from the very people it claims to concern.</DIV>