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Fr. Benedict Ashley, O.P. (1915-2013) was a Dominican priest and influential Thomistic theologian who authored 19 books, including the foundational text "Health Care Ethics" (now in its fifth edition), which remains essential in Catholic medical ethics education. He earned advanced degrees in philosophy and sacred theology and served as President of Aquinas Institute of Theology and Professor of Moral Theology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute, making him a major voice in 20th-century Catholic moral theology and health care ethics.