A Topic of Moral Theology
Caesarean Section and Other Incisions
The Caesarean operation and like incisions, chiefly for the baptism of the unborn child.
The works themselves ask 6 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
baptizing a baby in the womb · c-section · operation on a dying mother to save the child · post-mortem caesarean (ed.)
In the index as Caesarean section · Unborn · Fetus · Minors · Caesarean operation · Cesarean operation · Cesarean section · Ectopic fetus · Forty Hours · Mother · Surgical operation
In the manuals
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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. I, Sect. III, Scholion. On Caesarean Section and Other Incisions, nn. ¶1, 94, 95, 96 & 97 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Supplement to the Treatise on Marriage, nn. 68, 69, 70 & 71 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, II. Questions Concerning E…, I. Pastoral Questions Rega…, Question Three: Concerning Incisions Which Injure the Mother, nn. ¶835–¶865 (31 passages)
Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, IIbis. Questions Concernin…, I. On Operations During Pr…, Question One: On Caesarean Section and Other Incisions Which Injure the Mother, nn. ¶1171–¶1201 (31 passages)
Ch. II, Question VI: Concerning the Sick and the Dying, nn. ¶2461, ¶2462, ¶2463, ¶2464, ¶2465, ¶2466 & ¶2467 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. II, Ch. VI, Article II. On Baptizing Infants Not Yet Born And Abortive Fetuses, n. 130 — 130. On Caesarean section and other similar surgical operations. It is necessary to distinguish whether Caesarean section is performed while the mother is living or dead. a) Must Caesarean section be performed while the … Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Baptism, Question Five: On the Subj…, Article IV: On Unborn Children to Be Baptized, nn. ¶1, 153, 154, 155 & 156 (37 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Baptism of the unborn, the aborted, and monsters — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)