Catholic Health East: Ethics Topics

Topics:

Contraception

Church Teaching
	Directive 36 (24K) Legal and medical responses to rape and sexual abuse; contraceptive intervention
	Directive 52 (24K) Instruction and counseling on alternatives to contraception
	Ethics in Care at the Beginning of Life (27K) Introduction to Part Four of the Ethical and Religious Directives
	Family and Marriage (26K) Vatican II (Gaudium et Spes) on Marriage and family
	Issues at the Beginning of Life (27K) Introduction Part IV of the Ethical and Religious Directives
	New York Catholic Conference on Rape and Contraception (25K) Statement explaining the position of the Catholic Church on the use of contraceptives in rape treatment Keywords:
	The Sources of Life (23K) Pope John Paul II on the destruction of the sources of life.
Article/Commentary
	06/22/05 AMA: Physicians Charge Pharmacists With Interference in Medical Care Article discussing AMA's position to disallow pharmacists to refuse access to prescription drugs in the name of conscience.
	11/11/05 Warning Issued for Birth-Control Patch Drug Maker Issues Warning on Birth-Control Patch; Women May Be at Greater Risk for Side Effects
	12/01/05 Pharmacists disciplined over morning-after pill Walgreen workers violated state rule by refusing to fill prescriptions
	A Hard Pill to Swallow Discussion about the ethics of contraception
	A New Bead on Birth Control Georgetown University's effort to make natural family planning easier. The Washington Post
	Abortifacient Effects of Birth Control Pills and Double Effect From Ethics and Medicine vol 16, num 1 pp 23-30
	Challenge to Contraception Law Turned Back (25K) A New York court has rejected a challenge by Roman Catholic groups to a state law requiring employers who offer prescription drug plans to include coverage for contraceptives. Newsday.com
	Conscience Clauses From the Ascension Health website
	Legal Battles Over Contraceptive Equity This article discusses the legal arguments and the moral dilemma surrounding the issue of even religious businesses being forced to provide coverage for contraceptive drugs for women. The Christian Science Monitor
	Pharmacists' Rights at Front Of New Debate Pharmacists' Rights at Front Of New Debate Because of Beliefs, Some Refuse To Fill Birth Control Prescriptions
	Supreme Court refuses to hear case The US Supreme COurt refused to hear a Catholic Charities cases from CA that required not-for-profit employers to offer contraceptive benefits Keywords: mandated, benefits
Case
	Module 10 Important News (28K) Keywords: Cases

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