“France aims to legalise euthanasia despite ethics committee’s doubts”
Read a July 1, 2013, Reuters blog post about the debate in France over whether to legalize voluntary euthanasia.
Category: Health care
“Mandela’s Kin Face Gray Area on End of Life”
Read a July 11, 2013, New York Times story about the possibility that Nelson Mandela’s family is facing thorny issues regarding his end-of-life care.
“Treating Depression With Psychiatry and Faith”
Read an April 8, 2013, Huffington Post interview on treating depression with psychiatry and faith.
“My Take: Let’s stop keeping mental illness a secret”
An April 8, 2013, column, “Let’s stop keeping mental illness a secret,” written by Rebekah Lyons for CNN’s Belief blog.
“Suicide of star pastor Rick Warren’s son sparks debate about mental illness”
An April 10, 2013, Washington Post story about mental health discussions in the evangelical community in the wake of Matthew Warren’s suicide.
Paul D. Simmons
Paul D. Simmons is a clinical professor in the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine and an adjunct professor in the department of philosophy at the University of Louisville. He has written extensively on religion (specifically Baptist) and health care. He is the author of Freedom of Conscience: a Baptist and Humanist Dialogue (2000).
The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition: Moral Arguments, Economic Reality and Social Analysis
A scholarly treatment of the debate can be found in the book The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition: Moral Arguments, Economic Reality and Social Analysis, co-edited by Sarah-Vaughan Brakman and Darlene Fozard Weaver.
“New Hampshire couple perplexed by Vatican views on embryo adoption”
And a Dec. 31, 2008, Catholic News Service feature looks at one committed Catholic couple who would like to adopt frozen embryos and were perplexed by the Vatican instruction.