PRINCIPLES Flashcards
He preached that man is not the owner of his body but only its user
pope pius xii
the field of morality that deals with life issues
bioethics
its the removal of a bodily organ
anatomical mutilation
it is the suppression of the working of the bodily organ
functional mutilation
a medieval theologian to whom we owe the principle of double effect
st thomas aquinas
he wrote the encyclical Veritatis splendor
john paul II
he espouses the principle that a good end does not justify evil means
st paul
it etymologically means do no evil
nonmaleficence
he enunciated the principle: equals must be treated equally and unequals must be treated unequally
aristotle
a principle that acknowledges the persons right to hold views, make choices and take actions based on personal values and belief
respect for autonomy
