Emerging Issues in Catholic Bioethics by Jason T Eberl

Emerging Issues in Catholic Bioethics by Jason T Eberl

Like its predecessor, Contemporary Controversies in Catholic Bioethics, this volume gathers together an array of Catholic scholars with expertise in theology, philosophy, medicine, ethics, health administration, and pastoral care. Expanding the range of bioethical issues from the previous volume, the topics treated within this volume include transgender identity, disability, public and global health, and artificial intelligence, as well as specific controversies that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic concerning the allocation of scarce life-sustaining resources and vaccination policies. Drawing upon the Catholic Church’s intellectual tradition and more recent bioethical teachings, two chapters address each topic representing diverse, sometimes divergent, perspectives. This volume will be a valuable resource for scholars in bioethics or Catholic studies, who will benefit from the nuanced arguments offered based on the latest research. This volume will also be instructive for students entering the field to become aware of the founding philosophical and theological principles informing the Catholic bioethical worldview.

​Jason T. Eberl, Ph.D. is the Hubert Mäder Chair in Bioethics, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Bioethics at Saint Louis University. His research interests include the philosophy of human nature and its application to issues at the margins of life; ethical issues related to end-of-life care, biotechnology, and healthcare allocation; and the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas. He is the author of Thomistic Principles and Bioethics, The Routledge Guidebook to Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae, and The Nature of Human Persons: Metaphysics and Bioethics, as well as editor of Contemporary Controversies in Catholic Bioethics. He has published articles in Annals of Internal Medicine, CHEST, Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, The Linacre Quarterly, Health Care Ethics USA, Health Progress, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Christian Bioethics, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, American Journal of Bioethics, and Bioethics.