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Clarifying Church Teaching on End of Life Treatment and Care
Read More: Clarifying Church Teaching on End of Life Treatment and CareIn the February 13, 2009, issue of Commonweal, seven directors of bioethics programs at Jesuit universities (the Consortium of Jesuit Bioethics Programs) discussed their understanding of recent magisterial teaching regarding artificial nutrition and hydration (typically called ANH). The Catholic Medical Association responded to some questionable points in this article in a statement which was published…
Statement on Health Care Reform
Read More: Statement on Health Care ReformIn a statement released on July 29, 2009, the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) calls upon President Obama and Congress to “hit the reset button” in their attempts to address the serious problems in the nation’s health-care financing and delivery systems. The CMA is concerned that the bills that have emerged from House and Senate Committees…
Resolving Conflicts about Treatments Deemed Futile
Read More: Resolving Conflicts about Treatments Deemed FutileFrom time to time the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) is asked to intervene in cases in which a physician or health-care facility has made and is enforcing a judgment of medical futility, consistent with an internal policy and/or state law, over the objections of a patient and/or family member(s). While CMA cannot intervene in particular…
2004 Statement on Health Care Reform
Read More: 2004 Statement on Health Care ReformIn September 2004, the Catholic Medical Association Health Care Task Force published the Statement, Heath Care in America: A Catholic Proposal for Renewal. Drafted by a multi-disciplinary panel composed of physicians and other health care providers, scholars, businessmen and clergy, Health Care in America provides a systematic overview of the challenges to health care delivery…
Should a Physician Prescribe Viagra to Unmarried Men?
Read More: Should a Physician Prescribe Viagra to Unmarried Men?Catholic physicians are increasingly encountering requests by patients, including their unmarried male patients, for Viagra and are unsure of how to respond. This FAQ discusses how to approach this issue on sound clinical, ethical and practical grounds. Catholic physicians are increasingly encountering requests by patients, including their unmarried male patients, for Viagra and are unsure…
Links
Read More: LinksUseful links Church Teaching Documents Pope Paul VI, Humanae vitae (On Human Life) Pope John Paul II, Evangelium vitae (The Gospel of Life) CDF, Dignitas personae (Dignity of the Person) Episcopal Resources Bishop James Conley, The Language of Love Archbishop Charles Chaput Articles Francis Cardinal George Writings Allied Organizations At Home With Jim and Joy…
John F. Brehany, Ph.D., S.T.L., “Conscience, Health Care, and Evangelization”
Read More: John F. Brehany, Ph.D., S.T.L., “Conscience, Health Care, and Evangelization”CMA Executive Director John F. Brehany, Ph.D., S.T.L. was invited to deliver the Gemelli Lecture, an annual lecture sponsored by the Departments of Psychology and Social Work at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. On April 23, 2008, Dr. Brehany delivered a presentation entitled “Conscience, Health Care and Evangelization.” To listen to this talk, click the…
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