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The Ethical Viability Of In Vitro Fertilization, Jack Hamilton

Dialogue & Nexus

In vitro fertilization is considered from multiple ethical positions and whether or not it is limited to disease prevention or used for genetic enhancement. The first can be in line with most ethical theories provided time and resources are allowed for the technology to be provided for all. The latter seems to devalue humans and remove compassion for the disenfranchised.

Passive Euthanasia, Jennifer Hulett, Madeline Peterson

Dialogue & Nexus

The controversy of passive euthanasia (e.g. the withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining treatments in patients that are either disabled or terminally ill) has been long-debated because, it has been argued, passive euthanasia violates the physician’s Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to the patient. This withholding or withdrawal can include one or more of the following: ventilators, feeding tubes, and life support. In this paper we will explore the major debate points of passive euthanasia in light of four ethical theories: utilitarianism, virtue ethics, Kantian, and evolutionary ethics.

Supporting Football: The Physical Damage Of The Game, Greg Youngblood

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"How ethical it is to support football since it is a sport that 'wreaks devastation on brains and condemns many players to diminished brain functioning, premature dementia, and the like.' ... Instead of asking if supporting football is moral or not I believe we should be asking ourselves as players, coaches, and fans how can we use the gifts, talents and abilities God has given us to create a culture in sports where we demonstrate the spirit of God and work for his glory."

Posting about the morality of supporting football as well as ethics in football from a Christian …

Update - June 2011, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

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In this issue:

[ Clinical Bioethics and Religion: Robert Orr's Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor ]
-- Forging a Path for Christian Ethics (Review)
-- A Passionate, Faith-Inspired Physician - Ethicist (Review)
-- Excepts from Robert Orr's Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor

-- 2012 Jack W. Provonsha lecture opens the Alumni Postgraduate Convention
-- Editorial

[ Claritás - Clarity in Ethics Essay Contest - White Coats: Purple Pens ]
-- First-place 2010 essay winner, Gregory A, Lammert, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University

-- Dental Ethics at Loma Linda University
-- Non-violent Revolution: Blessed Are the Peacemakers
-- …

Update - March 2006, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

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In this issue:

[ The year in review: A look back at 2005 at the Center for Christian Ethics ]
-- 2005 National Bioethics Conference
-- Spirituality and Health Conference
-- Bioethics Summer Camp
-- Bioethics Grand Rounds 2004 through 2005 Loma Linda University
-- Bioethics Grand Rounds 2005 Off-campus
-- Biomedical and Clinical Ethics, Alumni update

-- Editorial
-- The Thompson Ethics Library
-- 2005 Contributor's Convocation
-- Bioethics Grand Rounds goes national
-- Center for Christian Bioethics, Endowment funding
-- 2006 Jack W. Provonsha Lecture Series
-- Center for Christian Bioethics funding sources July 2005 through February 2006

Update - September 2004, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

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In this issue:

-- A Statement on Racism
-- Editorial
-- Review and Critique of "A Statement on Racism"
-- Homelessness and Poverty
-- Review and Critique of the Seventh-day Adventist Policy Statement Titled "Homelessness and Poverty"
-- News from the Center for Christian Biothics
-- Operating Principles for Health-Care Institutions