Dr. Babor's book on Bioethics
PHAVISMINDA
by HNU News Bureau
Last August 03, 2009, Dr. Eddie R. Babor’s fourth book, i.e., on
Bioethics was made available in the bookstores nationwide by its
publisher C & E Publishing, Inc., whose main office is in EDSA South
Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines.
The Commission on Higher Education with its Memorandum Order No. 14,
Series of 2009 has eventually replaced Nursing Ethics (Health 3N) to
Bioethics starting in the current school year. Dr. Babor’s book is an
answer to the call of CHED that requires nursing students (and other
healthcare providers), “… to be guided properly in rendering
effective, efficient, and safe nursing care..”
Through the aforesaid M.O., “CHED does not envision Bioethics as a
commodity that must be consumed only within the walls of a classroom.
It rather drives the idea that Bioethics must be a reliable and a
firmly dependable body of knowledge and skills that the students will
readily use as they move in the auspices of their related learning
experiences” the book asserts in its introductory part.
Dr. Babor’s book is titled: “BIOETHICS, A Philosophical Journey and a
Critical Analysis into the Life Sciences: A Guide to a Healthcare
Provider.” It starts to explain the place of Bioethics in philosophy,
specifically in the province of ethics. Then, it tackles to
deliberate on the issue on the problematics of when human life begins
through the following theories: Neurological, Biological Independence,
Metabolic, Embryological, Self-Consciousness, and Genetic. After
reaching a clearing on what among these theories is supported by the
Catholic Church, it proceeds to discuss some other supra-controversial
and super-sensitive topics namely, sex selection, artificial
insemination, in-vitro fertilization, contraception, abortion,
maternal-fetal relationship, euthanasia, suicide, death, stem cell
technology, embryonic stem cell, surplus embryos, organ
transplantation/donation, human dignity, human acts/acts of man, law,
conscience, deontological ethics (Kant/Ross), teleological ethics
(Aquinas), consequentialism/utilitarianism (Bentahm/Mill),
contractarian ethics (Rawls), virtue ethics (Aristotle), situation
ethics (Fletcher) ethical egoism/absolutism/relativism, healthcare
profession, client, healthcare provider, virtues, vices, habits,
ethical principles (stewardship/totality/double-effect act,
cooperation), autonomy, paternalism, beneficence, nonmaleficence,
justice, casuistry, and communitarianism.
Other than this book, Dr. Babor has already published three books,
viz.: The Human Person not Real, But Existing (C & E Pub., Inc., c.
2007), Logic (C & E Pub., Inc, c. 2003), and Ethics (Rex Book Store,
c. 2006). Besides writing books, Dr. Babor has also published some
articles in refereed/international journals to wit: UNITAS (University
of Santo Tomas), Philisophia (De La Salle University), DIWA (Divine
Word Seminary, Tagaytay City), Journal of the Association of
Philippine Colleges of Arts and Sciences, PHAVISMINDA journal, Orita
(University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria), International Research
Journal Of Leceo de Cagyan University, and LUMINA (Holy Name
University).
Kudos Dr.Babor!
Source: The HolyNamian