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Reference books:
Addresses Timeless problems along with the most pressing concerns of today drawing on the philosophical and religious tradeitions of the whole world. ||
 * R 174.2 R347 || __Encyclopedia of Bioethics.__ New York : Macmillan, 2003, 1995.
 * R 610 C244 || __Health, disease, and illness : concepts in medicine.__ Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2004. ||

Use the following terms to search the catalog:
bioethic* medic* ethic* church teaching

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