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The Battle for a Surrogate Baby: Kaplan v. Chamberlain (2002)
(2002)
"When a couple is unable to conceive a child, one of the more controversial modern methods of helping them is 'surrogate motherhood,' in which a woman is hired, or volunteers, to bear the man's child and then give it up. ...
Back to the Hearing World Your Life in Stereo (The Bilateral Difference) (2007)
(2007-07)
"Back to the Hearing World follows four individuals along their journey to hearing with their Nucleus cochlear implant system. While each story is unique, they all share a uniting spirit of adventure that is sure to inspire ...
Odds of Recovery (2002)
(2002)
Filmmaker Su Friedrich offers a creative, and very personal, documentary that explores her own experiences as a patient through her experiences with a variety of illness and her encounters with a variety of medical ...
Ethics in Health Care: Building Competence for Health Professionals
(2009)
How should health professionals approach the ethical issues surrounding patient autonomy, family dynamics, and end-of-life decisions? What ethical issues arise from religious and cultural diversity? How does an organization's ...
Difficult Decisions: When a Loved One Approaches Death (2000)
(2000)
"When a loved one's fate lies in another's hands, the decisions can be overwhelming. This program, hosted by NewsHour's Ray Suarez, follows two families as they grapple with life-and- death decisions inside an ICU. A ...
Medical Ethics: The Catholic Perspective (2007)
(2007)
"Medical Ethics: The Catholic Perspective is a series of ten 25-minute programs introduced by Dr. Daniel Sulmasy and designed to provide the Catholic Church's position on important medical ethics issues. Msgr. Robert Thelen ...
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial (2007)
(2007)
"In a tiny town of Dover in eastern Pennsylvania, in 2004, the local school board ordered science teachers to read to their high school biology students a statement that suggested there is an alternative to Darwin's theory ...
Act Justly: Facing the Challenges of Disparity and Diversity (2007)
(2007)
"In March 2006, CHA hosted its 20th annual Theology and Ethics Colloquim in Nashville entitles, Act Justly: Facing the Challenges of Disparity and Diversity. The program examined disparity and racism in health care, its ...
What Matters to Families: Knowing Who We Are (2003)
(2003)
"Rebecca Lilly died at age 16 after a six-year battle with brain cancer. Rebecca's parents and siblings relate their relationships with the health care system and express needs and concerns often identified by families ...
Ethical Issues in Orthopaedic Surgery: Discussion Guide to the Video Cases (2003)
(2003)
The ten cases, on topics selected by the Ethics Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the discussion guide were designed for use in an ethics course for orthopaedic surgeon residents or for self-study ...