RLT 48500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Plastic Surgery, Vas Deferens
2 Apr 2016
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The whole is much important than any other parts. To promote human dignity in community, all persons must care for and develop their natural functions in two ways: Bodily and psychic lower functions are never sacriiced except for the better functioning of the whole person. The basic capacities that deine personhood are not sacriiced unless it is necessary to preserve life. Lower functions are never sacriiced except for the better functioning of the whole person and even then with the efort to compensate for this sacriice. The basic capacities that deine human personhood are never sacriiced unless this is necessary to preserve life. Primarily, human health is not merely a matter of organs but of capacities to function humanly. Generally speaking, any particular human functional capacity can be diminished when necessary for the good of the whole person. Secondary functions can always be sacriiced for more basic ones.
