Catholic Health East: Ethics Topics

Topics:

Disabilities

Article/Commentary
	09/10/05 Rate of Premature Birth Hits New High in U.S. Potential causes of premature births: high rates of induced births, C-sections, and the use of fertility drugs...
	10/10/05 Agonizing Choice [Wall Street Journal] Survey about down syndrom touches
	11/29/05 Breast cancer drug linked to birth defects Novartis reiterates warning to fertility doctors worldwide
	Assisted Suicide: A Disability Perspective Position Paper for the National Council on Disability, March 24th 1997.
	Disabling Assisted Suicide Wesley Smith explores the question of why the euthanasia momement has not taken off. National Review
	Gyms Adjust to People With Disabilities For people with disabilities, getting buff isn't the goal of going to the gym. The goal is to ward off debilitating health problems that result from inactivity. ABC News Keywords: Exercise, Gyms
	Half of Extreme Preemies Disabled Discusses the realities and ethics of saving the littlest babies. Keywords: Premature, Babies
	Module 20 Genetic Testing and Disabilities Genetic Testing and People With Disabilities
	The Pursuit of Perfection Book review of Shelia and David Rothmans' work: The Pursuit of Perfection, and Stangers at the Bedside: A History of How Law and Bioethics Transformed Medical Decision Making. The New York Review of Books Keywords: Enhacements, Hormones, Viagra
Web Resource
	Not Dead Yet---The Resistance A comprehensive website managed by disabled persons seeking to empower "thousands of heroes"

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