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This article discusses the principle of totality, also known as the principle of the part-for-the-whole. This principle holds that it is morally permissible to sacrifice a part of the body for the good of the whole body, if certain conditions are met. The article outlines three typical cases where this principle could apply, even if the part being sacrificed is not itself diseased. It also summarizes the views of Pope Pius XII on this principle and the conditions he outlined for when surgical intervention i

Author

Galil Suico

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