Health Care Ethics USA Index of Past Publications

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2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001 / 2000 / 1999 / 1998 / 1997 / 1996 / 1995 / 1994 / 1993

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2006

Volume 14 No. 1
Moral Mistakes that Leaders Make	Jan C. Heller, PhD
Assent in Medical Decision-Making with Children	Alan Sanders
The Relevance of the Principle of Cooperation for the Ethical Debate on Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Therapies	Martin U. Onwu, JD, PhD

Volume 14 No. 2
The Mechanism Of Action In Intrauterine Devices (IUD) As It Relates To Physician Billing Services	Mark Repenshek, PhD
Can Catholic Facilities Justify The Use Of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies Developed From The Destruction Of Human Embryos?	Birgitta N. Sujdak Mackiewicz
Nurses: The Rodney Dangerfields of Health Care?	Ann Suziedelis, PhD

Volume 14 No. 3
Ethics in Vaccine Development & Production: Transforming Health Care	John F. Brehany, Ph.D., S.T.L.
Human Dignity in Patient Care: Keeping Persons at the Center of Moral Discourse	David Belde, Ph.D.
Reconsidering Catholic Teaching on Withdrawal of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration	James Hynds, LL.B., Ph.D.

2005

Volume 13 No. 1
Shark Fins or Dolphin Leaps? A Reflection on Ethical Leadership in Catholic Health Care.	Gerard Magill, PhD
Honoring Experience in Moral Discourse	Mark Repenshek, PhD & David Belde, PhD
Requests for Inappropriate Treatment: Can A Doctor "Just Say 'No'"?	Ann Suziedelis, PhD

Volume 13 No. 2
Discussing the Theological Grounds of Moral Principles	Jan C. Heller, Ph.D.
Discontinuing Implantable Cardiac Devices & the ERDs	John Paul Slosar, PhD
Nontraditional Sources of Pluripotent Stem Cells: A New Chapter in the Debate about Embryonic Stem Cell Research	John Brehany, PhD

Volume 13 No. 3
Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing	John Paul Slosar, PhD
Health Charities, Unethical Research and Organizational Integrity	John Brehany, PhD
Hope and the Ethics of Disclosure for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients	Rev. Greg Manship, M.Div., PhD(c)

2004

Volume 12 No. 1
Interpreting Pope John Paul II’s Address on End-of-Life Care for PVS Patients	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
The Principle of Double Effect and Pain Medication	Mark Repenshek, PhD(c)
Raising Questions About Society's "Duty to Rescue" the Unborn	Ann K. Suziedelis, PhD

Volume 12 No. 2
Demystifying Ministry Leadership Formation	Jan C. Heller, Ph.D.
Leadership Communication: Building a Stronger Culture of Trust and Results through Business Ethics Based on an IRB-Approved Research Study	Scott Kashman MHA, FACHE
Informed Consent: A Cautionary Tale	Ann K. Suziedelis, PhD

2003

Volume 11 No. 1
Cosmetic Surgery for Children With Down Syndrome: The Cruelest Cut of All?	Ann K. Suziedelis, PhD (c)
The Burdens on Non-Professional Alzheimer’s Caregivers	Fr. Thomas Knoblach, PhD (c)
Conflict Between Families and Providers: Avoiding Treatment Disputes	Kevin E. Voss, M.Div., D.V.M.

Volume 11 No. 2
Resolving the Case of Terri Schiavo: a Matter of Being in a Persistent Vegetative State or of the Patient's Intent to Forgo Life-Sustaining Procedures?	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
Disease and Life-Sustaining Treatment	Fr. Thomas Knoblach, PhD (c)
Physicians and the Burden of Medical Error	Ann K. Suziedelis, PhD (c)

2002

Volume 10 No. 1
Bioethics And The War On Terrorism: A Prospectus	Griffin Trotter, MD, PhD
Organ Donation And Financial Incentives: A Matter Of Principle	James M. DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc.
The Missing Link in the Public Policies on Human Embryo Research	Martin U. Onwu, JD

Volume 10 No. 2
Medical Error and Patient Safety	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
Is Living Organ Donation Ethically Acceptable?	James M. DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Is It Ethical to Legislate an Age of Consent for Health Care Decision Making?	Ann K. Suziedelis

Volume 10 No. 3
Quality Improvement in Patient Safety: An Opportunity for Mission Leadership in Health Care.	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
"God’s Dominion" and the Wrongness of Killing	Jill Burkemper, PhD
Should Hospitals be Patriotic?	Griffin Trotter, MD, PhD

2001

Volume 9 No. 1
Ethical Perspectives On Mapping The Human Genome	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
The Theology of Work and The Principles of Solidarity and Subsidiarity	Ann K. Suziedelis
Treating Victims of Sexual Assault Within Catholic Health Care Facilities	Michael Panicola, Ph.D.

Volume 9 No. 2
Prenatal Genetic Testing And Wrongful Birth Lawsuits	James M. DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc.
AIDS and Property Rights in Africa	Griffin Trotter, MD, PhD
Principles for Physician Leadership in the Health Care Community	Mark Repenshek, MA & Kevin E. Voss, M.Div., D.V.M.

Volume 9 No. 3
Catholic Principles in Government Policy: President Bush on Embryonic Stem Cell Research	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
IRBs-Inside and Out	Marian (Shug) Yagel McBay, Ph.D.
Anatomy of An Ethical Debate: Mary and Jodie	Ann K. Suziedelis

2000

Volume 8 No. 1
How Should We Justify Universal Access to Health Care -- Freedom or Determinism, Justice or Charity?	James DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc
Catholic Hospitals and Unions	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
"Dying with Dignity," Crying for Clarity	Jill Ciesla, M.A.

Volume 8 No. 2
The Crucial Role of Stewardship in Health Care Ethics	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
A Case of Misdirected Love? In Vitro Fertilization and The Quest for Fertility	Craig Paterson, Ph.D. (c)
Collective Action and the Goals of Medicine	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.

Volume 8 No. 3
Ethical Implications Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
Patient Authorization Cannot Justify Physician-Assisted Suicide	Jill Ciesla, M.A.
Is Non-Heart-Beating Organ Donation Too Aggressive?	James DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc

Volume 8 No. 4
Organizational Decision Making for Catholic Health Care Partnerships	Sister Marie Damian Glatt & Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
Electronic Medicine and the Medical Covenant	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.
Catholic Social Teaching: From Principles to Practice	Michael Panicola, Ph.D.

1999

Volume 7 No. 1
Can Liberty Sustain Itself? Reflections on Physician-Assisted Suicide	James DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc
Ethical Issues in Healthcare: Health Care in Correctional Facilities	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
Medicine's Response to Ethnic Differences	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.

Volume 7 No. 2
Gender and Feminist Work in Health Care Ethics	Louise Lears, S.C.
Is Boxing Unethical?	James DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation: From a Recent Survey to Ethical Dialogue	James DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc

Volume 7 No. 3
Medical Necessity: A Helpful Concept?	Pat Norris, O.P.
Resuscitation Quandary	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
The Unintended Effect of Welform Reform on Health Status and Access to Health Care	Louise Lears, S.C.

Volume 7 No. 4
The Principal of Cooperation	Pat Norris, O.P.
Genetics and Ethics	Gerard Magill, Ph.D.
Ethical Issues in Health Care Should Health Care Professionals Unionize?	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.

1998

Volume 6 No. 1
Advance Directives Revisited: Ethical Instruments or Useless Documents?	Louise Lears, S.C.
Antibiotic Prescribing: Ethical Concerns	Pat Norris, O.P.
Handling the 800-Pound Gorilla	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

Volume 6 No. 2
Cloning Human Beings	Louise Lears, S.C.
Born to be Mild: Medicine's Orientation to Adventure	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.
The McCaughey Septuplets: All's Well that Ends Well?	Pat Norris, O.P.

Volume 6 No. 3
Surrogate Decision Making: Ethical Issues	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Recent Attacks on Brain Death: Do They Merit a Reconsideration of Our Current Policies?	James DuBois, Ph.D., D.Sc.
The Ethics and Wisdom of Collaboration	Louise Lears, S.C.

Volume 6 No. 4
The Prolongation of Suffering: Assessing Burdens of Treatment	Pat Norris, O.P.
Caring for Unfriendly Patients	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.
Hospital Mergers	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

1997

Volume 5 No. 1
Concerns About Genetic Testing: Is a Little Knowledge Dangerous?	Pat Norris, O.P.
Managed Care and Patients' Trust in Medical Care: Early Discharge of Newborn Infants	Louise Lears, S.C.
Religious Beliefs & Life Saving Therapy	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

Volume 5 No. 2
Mandated Choice for Organ Donation	Griffin Trotter, M.D.
Research in the Emergency Department	Louise Lears, S.C.
Sheep Cloning: What Next?	Pat Norris, O.P.

Volume 5 No. 3
Treating Symptoms or Basic Causes	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Responding to Unreasonable Requests for EMS	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.
Assisted Suicide and Supportive Care of the Dying	Louise Lears, S.C.

Volume 5 No. 4
Conflicts of Interest: The Problem of Serving Two Masters	Pat Norris, O.P.
Medical Ethics: In Need of Repair?	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Ethical Obligations to Unstable Psychiatric Patients	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.

1996

Volume 4 No. 1
Lessons In Care of the Dying	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.
Culture and Religion: Their Role in Ethics	Pat Norris, O.P.
No Greater Love	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

Volume 4 No. 2
A New Paradigm for Health Care	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Discontinuing Life Support in the Midst of Doubt	Pat Norris, O.P.
Obtaining Organs from Non-Heart-Beating Cadavers	Louise Lears, S.C.

Volume 4 No. 3
Harry and Louise: What Happened?	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Federal Courts Approve Physician Assisted Suicide	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Confidentiality in the Computer Age	Louise Lears, S.C.

Volume 4 No. 4
The Social Aspects of Assisted Suicide	Griffin Trotter, M.D., Ph.D.
Care of Frozen Embryos	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Mandatory HIV Testing During Pregnancy: An Ill-Advised Choice?	Pat Norris, O.P.

1995

Volume 3 No. 1
The Future of Health Care and the Healing Professions	Robert Barnet, M.D.
"There But for the Grace of God:" Disclosing Imperfect Care	Pat Norris, O.P.
Suffering and the Debate Over Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.

Volume 3 No. 2
What is "Good Medicine"	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Can Ethics Change? A Look at Involuntary Sterilization	Pat Norris, O.P.
End of Life Decisions: Hard Cases and Moral Dilemmas	Robert Barnet, M.D.

Volume 3 No. 3
Genetic Testing: Ethical Issues	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Sky Divers are Real People: Values, Priorities, Diversity and Decision-Making	Robert Barnet, M.D.
Court Decision on Futile Therapy	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

Volume 3 No. 4
Oregon Law on Assisted Suicide Ruled Unconstitutional	Louise Lears, S.C.
Destroying One Life to Save Others	Pat Norris, O.P.
Ethical Issues and Managed Care: Asking the Right Questions	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.

1994

Volume 2 No. 1
Separating the Lakeberg Twins: Ethical Issues	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
"Doctor, We Want Everything Possible Done:" The Stories of Three Women	Robert Barnet, M.D.
Cloning (Artificial Twinning): Have We Gone Too Far?	Pat Norris, O.P.

Volume 2 No. 2
Physician Assisted Suicide Revisited: Why is There Increasing Support for Physician Assisted Suicide?	Robert Barnet, M.D.
Baby K: Is it Time to Take a Stand?	Pat Norris, O.P.
Informed Consent: Therapeutic & Nontherapeutic Trials	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

Volume 2 No. 3
Virtue vs Expediency: Reforming Health Care	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.
Noncompliance and the Art of Communication	Robert Barnet, M.D.
Physician Assisted Suicide: An Ethical Analysis of Presuppositions	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

Volume 2 No. 4
Embryo Research: Ethical Issues	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
It's Time to Resolve the "Futility Debate"	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.
When Children Can Consent to Treatment	Pat Norris, O.P.

1993

Volume 1 No. 1
Proposition 161: Dying with Dignity in California	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.
Organ Donation: Priceless Gift or Market Commodity?	Pat Norris, O.P.
The Oregon Plan: Portents for the Future?	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

Volume 1 No. 2
Reforming American Health Care	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.
Physician Self Referral: Ethical Issues	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
Disregarding Patients' Wishes: A Closer Look	Pat Norris, O.P.

Volume 1 No. 3
Ethical Criteria for Removing Life Support	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.
More on Health Care Reform: Getting to the Heart of the Matter	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.
HIV Testing for Health Care Professionals: Has Its Time Come?	Pat Norris, O.P.

Volume 1 No. 4
Anencephaly and the Management of Pregnancy	Jean deBlois, CSJ, Ph.D.
Nightmare of the "Living" Dead	Pat Norris, O.P.
Is There a Human Right to Health Care?	Kevin O'Rourke, O.P.

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