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Fides Et Ratio: The Perpetual Journey Of Faith And Reason, Elora J. Weringer
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
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
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
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
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
[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.
Psychological Pathways To Minimizing Human Rights Violations Against Children, Ibpp Editor
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.