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Fides Et Ratio: The Perpetual Journey Of Faith And Reason, Elora J. Weringer Nov 2000

Fides Et Ratio: The Perpetual Journey Of Faith And Reason, Elora J. Weringer

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Rubella Vaccine And Medical Policymaking: Fetal Rights And Women's Health, Jacob Heller Sep 2000

Rubella Vaccine And Medical Policymaking: Fetal Rights And Women's Health, Jacob Heller

New England Journal of Public Policy

U.S. vaccine policies, to all appearances, are based on assumptions about cost effectiveness, safety, and public health needs. Analysis of the peer review health professions’ discourse about rubella vaccine between 1941 and 1999 challenges this view. There were four justifications for the development of the vaccine: (1) cost-benefit projections about vaccine use versus anticipated birth defects; (2) the desire to prevent “fetal wastage” by vaccinating women; (3) a professional imperative to ensure healthy babies; and (4) a bias among vocal vaccine advocates against “unnecessary” abortion. The role of a fifth consideration, the “cultural provenance” of vaccines for American medicine, though …


Trends. Blowing Smoke: Tobacco Machinations And The World Health Organization, Ibpp Editor Aug 2000

Trends. Blowing Smoke: Tobacco Machinations And The World Health Organization, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses actions of agents of the tobacco industry and their attempts to undermine World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco control activities as reported in a WHO report.


A Creaturely Ethic: Veritatis Splendor And Human Nature, J. F. Owens Aug 2000

A Creaturely Ethic: Veritatis Splendor And Human Nature, J. F. Owens

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Political Psychology Of Abortion: Some Implications Of Free Choice, Ibpp Editor Jul 2000

The Political Psychology Of Abortion: Some Implications Of Free Choice, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some logical implications of a "free choice" position on abortion public policy.


[Book Review Od] Karol Wojtyla: The Thought Of The Man Who Became Pope John Paul Ii, By Rocco Buttigline, Donald Demarco May 2000

[Book Review Od] Karol Wojtyla: The Thought Of The Man Who Became Pope John Paul Ii, By Rocco Buttigline, Donald Demarco

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Spirituality And Rehabilitation: Intimate Views From Insiders, Dierdre Woody Mar 2000

Spirituality And Rehabilitation: Intimate Views From Insiders, Dierdre Woody

New England Journal of Public Policy

The author became interested in spirituality and rehabilitation during her summer 1999 employment at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute-Graterford and as a legal intern in the law firm of Woody and Falkenbach, which specializes in criminal defense work, during the summers of 1991 to 1998. The article focuses on the role of spirituality in rehabilitation processes in correctional settings. It pays special attention to the sources offaith and inner strength, the nature of spiritual guidance, the roles of values, beliefs, and moral commitments, and the effects of cultural, social, political, and economic forces.


Psychological Pathways To Minimizing Human Rights Violations Against Children, Ibpp Editor Feb 2000

Psychological Pathways To Minimizing Human Rights Violations Against Children, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies several psychological pathways that governments and human rights organizations can employ to minimize human rights violations against children.


Abstracts Of Student-Faculty Publications Jan 2000

Abstracts Of Student-Faculty Publications

The Corinthian

Abstracts of Student-Faculty Publications