Spring 2011
| Date* | Subject | Assignment | Links |
| Part I - Introductory Principles |
Pro-life Secretariat,
Priests for Life,
Center for Bioethics and Culture,
National Catholic Bioethics Center The
National Catholic Bioethics Centerd Medics
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| 1/18 | Introduction-Prudence, Natural Law | Prudence outline | |
| 1/25 (no class) | Natural Law/Prudence | MCM (Medicine and Christian Morality) Ch. 1; | Fundamental
Points Moral Certainty Paul VI Ethics |
| 2/1 | Double effect | MCM Ch. 2; CG (A Catholic Guide to Medical Ethics) 8-12 | Double Effect |
| 2/8 | Cooperation | CG 2-7; see the ERDs, no. 45, 53, and Part Six. CCC Scandal-2284-2287; CCC # 1868; MCM 34-48 | Cooperation Chart |
| Part II-Beginning of Life | |||
| 2/15 | Embryology; Abortion | Augustine,
Aquinas, Abortion and Embryos Catholic Culture : Document Library : The Roman Catholic Church and Abortion: An Historical Perspective - Part I; by Donald DeMarco |
Preimplantation Embryo
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| 2/15 | Donum vitae/Dignitas personae | MCM Appendix A | Declaration on Decrease of Fertility in the World |
| 2/15 | Donum vitae/Dignitas personae | CG pp. 336-343 Pont. Academy for Life: Human Embryo Preimplantation
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IVF Violates Human Dignity; Mons. Sgreccia-Embryo, A Sign of Contradiction |
| 2/22 | Cloning and Stem Cells | Reflections on cloning | Vatican at UN on cloning and |
| 3/1 | Problems in Pregnancy-Ectopic | MCM 176-195; Draft article by Richard
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Problems Associated with Pregnancy |
| 3/1 | Problems in Pregnancy; Infants with Anencephaly | Look at CG pp 158-219; Anencephaly; CG 219-221 | |
| 3/8 | Rape Protocols: So-called "Emergency Contraception | Prepare for discussion: "Emergency Contraception for Victims of Rape: Ten
Myths," by A. Patrick Scheider, MD; The Linacre Quarterly,
Aug. 2007, Vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 181-203; MCM 195-197 5-10 Page Research paper on Arizona Case of Abortion |
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| End of the Fr. Richard's portion |
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| Please refer to Fr. Henke's website | Response to Question 2 due. | Fr. Henke's Medical Ethics Web | |
| Declaration on Euthanasia-Evangelium vitae | Declaration on Euthanasia; Evangelium Vitae par. 57; 65-67; CCC 2276-2283. | Declaration on Euthanasia | |
| Declaration on Euthanasia-Evangelium vitae-con'd | |||
| Ordinary/Extraordinary Means | MCM 49-76 | Conserving Human Life (on Reserve) Cronin's dissertation | |
| Ordinary and Extraordinary | Ordinary and Extraordinary Means Presentation | ||
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PVS and Assisted Nutrition and Hydration |
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| PVS and Assisted Nutrition and Hydration | |||
| Assisted Nutrition and Hydration | |||
| Assisted Nutrition and Hydration | CG 100-130;
Nutrition and Hydration;
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Bioethical Magisterium on Normal Treatment and Ordinary Care; | |
| Advance Directives | Advance Directives | ||
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Brain Death-Organ Transplantation |
John Paul II to International Congress on Organ Transplants (note especially his words about brain death); Catholic Culture : Catholics and Organ Donation (Document); Catholic Culture : Brain Death (Document) | Organ Donation | |
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