A Topic of Moral Theology
The doctor's competence, care and fees
Knowledge and diligence; charges; visits.
Also asked about as…
a doctor's duties · medical malpractice (ed.)
In the index as Physician · Fees, medical · Doctor · Knowledge · Negligence, medical
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. I, Pt. I, Chapter IV. Medical Men, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Principles and Medical Practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence
Coppens, Medical Practice, Lecture VI. The Physician’s Professional Rights and Duties, nn. ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12, ¶13, ¶16 & ¶17 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section B: On Justice and …, Ch. I, Question Seven: On the Obligations of Physicians, nn. 378, 379, 380 & 381 (29 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Medical Men — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)