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A Brief History of the Pope John Paul II Lecture Series in Bioethics

The Pope John Paul II Bioethics Conference/Concert, Nov. 6, 2013

• Bioethics Conference, Introduction by Rev. Douglas Mosey & Deacon Tom Davis
• Trio Triumvirum’s Bioethics Concert Only
• Trio Triumvirum’s Bioethics Concert and Remarks
• Bioethics Conference, Fr. Paul Check

A Renewal of the Lecture Series

• President’s Message at the Internet Publication of the Pope John Paul II Lecture Series in Bioethics by the Very Reverend Douglas L. Mosey, C.S.B., Ph.D., President-Rector (2010)
• John M. Haas, Ph.D. regarding the Legitimacy of Neurological Criteria for the Determination of Death.  Dr. Haas is President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center and member of the governing council of the Pontifical Academy of Life.
• (12 October, 2010) Francis Cardinal Arinze’s Inaugural Lecture at the John Paul II Bioethics Center.

Original Lecture Series

• President’s Message at the Inauguration of the Pope John Paul II Lecture Series in Biothics by the Very Reverend Leo J. Ovian, M.Ss.A., Ph.D, President-Rector (1982)
• “Begotten Not Made”: Reflections on Laboratory Production of Human Life by William E. May, Ph.D.
• The Biological Revolution and the Myth of Prometheus by Raymond Dennehy, Ph.D.
• A Christian Ethics of Limiting Medical Treatment: Guidance for Patients, Proxy Decision Makers and Counselors by Germain Grisez, Ph.D.
• Technologized Parenthood by Donald DeMarco, Ph.D.
• The Ethics of Suicide by Ralph McInerny, Ph.D.
• Humanae Vitae and Familiaris Consortio in the Seminary Curriculum by Rev. David Q. Liptak, D.Min.
  

Encyclicals

• Casti Connubii (1930)
• Humane Vita (1968)
• Redemptor Hominis (1979)
• Evangelium Vitae (1995)
• Fides et Ratio (1998)

Congregations / Vatican Curia / Doctrinal Documents

• Address of Pius XII to Midwives (1951)
• Address of Pius XII to Anesthesiologists (1957)
• Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – Declaration of Euthanasia (1980)
• Salvifici Doloris (1984)
• Donum Vitae (1987)
• Benedict XVI (Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger) – Conscience and Truth (1991)
• The Charter for Health Care Workers (1995)
• Dignitas Personae (2008)
• Summary of Dignitas Personae (2008)
• Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services – USCCB (2009)
• Address to First International Congress on Histopathology of Nervous System (1952)

End-of-life Considerations

• Advance Medical Directives
• Anatomical Gift & Brain Death
• Assisted Nutrition & Hydration
• End of Life
• Palliative Care – Hospice

Family and Sexuality

• Same Sex Attraction
• Gender Identity
• Statement of the Holy See in Explanation of Position on the Agreed Conclusions, 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations Economic and Social Council: http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=73

Health Care

• Charter for Health Care Workers
• Health Care & Biotechnology – Issues and Quandaries
• Pharmacological Issues – Vaccines
• Quality of Life

International Issues and Developments

• In development.

Legal

• Conscience Protections in Health Care
• Cooperation and its Limits
• State Intrusions & Mandates

Research and Biotechnology

• Enhancement Research & Application
• Gene Therapy & Genetic Interventions
• Nanotechnology
• Research Ethics
• Stem Cell-Embryo-Fetal Research & Therapy

Advanced Medical Directives

• Medical Directives resource page
• Decision Algorithm for Right to Refuse Treatment
• Algorithm Surrogate Decision Makers

Assisted Nutrition & Hydration

• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Response to Certain Questions of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration
• Commentary of Response to USA Bishops
• Address of John Paul II to the Participants in the International Congress on “Life Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas” on March 20, 2004

End of Life

• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Declaration on Euthanasia
• Evangelium Vitae
• USCCB on End of Life Issues / Euthanasia
• Pope John Paul: Dying with Dignity by Rev. J. Daniel  Mindling, O.F.M. Cap
• Taking Care: Ethical Care Giving in Our Aging Society by The President’s Council on Bioethics

Palliative Care – Hospice

• John Paul II Address to the 19th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care

Pregnancy & Birth

• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Dignitias Personae
• Donum Vitae
• Newborn Screening The Changing Moral Focus

Same Sex Attraction

• Chastity for Same Sex Attraction Persons
• Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons
• Letter to Bishops on Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons
• The Courage Apostolate
• Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with Regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in View of Their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders  (Congregation for Catholic Education)
• FAQ – Gender Disorder

Cooperation and its Limits

• Ascension Health: Key Principles, Principles of Formal and Material Cooperation

Double Effect

• Ascension Health: Key Ethical Principles, Principle of Double Effect

Informed Consent

• Ascension Health: Key Ethical Principles: Principle of Informed Consent

Beneficence

• Ascension Health: Key Ethical Principles, Principle of Beneficence

Integrity and Totality

• Key Ethical Principles, Principles of Integrity and Totality

Proportionate & Disproportionate Means

• Ascension Health: Key Ethical Principles, Principle of Proportionate and Disproportionate Means

Do Not Resuscitate Orders

• Ascension Health: Issues and Concepts, Do Not Resuscitate Order

Catholic Church

• Vatican Website
• Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• Pontifical Academy of Science
• Pontifical Academy of Life
• Pontifical Council on the Family
• Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care
• USCCB Pro-Life Activities

Bioethics

• National Catholic Bioethics Center
• The President’s Council on Bioethics (2001-2009)
• Institute of Catholic Bioethics
• International Association of Catholic Bioethicists
• Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
• International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
• Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics
• Manhattan Declaration – A Call of Christian Conscience 
• The Bioethics Defense Fund

Universities and Institutes of Learning

• The Bioethics Institute of New York Medical College
• Georgetown University Center for Clinical Bioethics
• Science Theology and the Ontological Quest
• A cooperative effort of the Pontifical Council for Culture, the six Pontifical Universities and the Reilly Center at Notre Dame
• John Paul II Institute on Marriage and Family
• Regnum Apostolorum – School of Bioethics
• Universidad Anahuac

Medical Associations/Institutes and Health Care Related Organizations

• Catholic Hospital Association of the United States
• Ascension Health 
• This link is to their ethics resource list
• Catholic Medical Association
• International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations
• Also called: World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (F.I.A.M.C.)
• National Association of Catholic Nurses USA
• The International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants
• Catholic Social Workers National Association
• Supportive Care Coalition
• Pope Paul VI Institute
• American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals
• Couple to Couple League
• The Billings Ovulation Method Association
• Teen Star

Other Catholic Organizations

• Knights of Columbus
• Sisters of Life
• Priests for Life

Law Related Entities

• National Committee for a Human Life Amendment
• National Right to Life Committee
• Coalition of Americans to Ban Cloning

Publications/Journals

• National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly (subscription required)
• Ethics & Medics
• The Washington Insider
• Communio International Catholic Review
• Linacre Quarterly
• Human Life Review
• The Internet Journal of Catholic Bioethics
• Bioethics Research Guide
• Bioethics is the study of ethical concerns in the fields of medicine and health care.  It focuses on research  in the areas of human stem cells, reproductive technologies, human cloning, genetic intervention, life-sustaining treatment and care, organ donation, and health care policy.

On-line Databases & E-Reference Books

• ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
• CINAHL Nursing and Allied Health
• iCONN Databases
• New Catholic Encyclopedia
• New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2009: Science and the Church

Reference Sources from the Library Collection

• Catholic Health Care Ethics  (Bioethics REF R 724 C38 2001)
• Catholic Health Care Ethics 2nd ed. (Bioethics REF R 724 C38 2009)
• Defending Life 2010   (Bioethics REF KF 3771 Z95 D43 2010)
• Handbook of Bioethics Terms (Bioethics REF R 725.5 T83 2009)

Internet Links & Associations

• National Catholic Bioethics Center
• Human Genome Research Institute
• Pope John Paul II Bioethics Center (see the External Bioethics Links)

Pertinent Journals from the Library Collection

• Dolentium Hominum
• Ethics & Medics
• The Hastings Center Report
• The Human Life Review
• The Linacre Quarterly
• The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly

Pertinent Books from the Library Collection

• Holy Apostles Online Public Access Catalog – Search for books utilizing keywords, subjects, authors, and/or titles to locate relevant books in our Library collection.
  

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