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Special Announcement: Health Care Ethics Conference, “Protecting the Vulnerable in the 21st Century,” Sept. 15-17, 2010 (Conference Details)

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Sources:

Robert Kane: A Contemporary Introduction to Free Will (2005, Oxford University Press)
Derk Pereboom: Living Without Free Will (2001, Cambridge University Press)

Free Will Debate (Video)

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Source: After Harm, by Nancy Berlinger (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005)

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Source: American Medical News Link

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Sources:

• BBC News Article
• Brave New Families: Biblical Ethics and Reproductive Technologies (by Scott Rae, Baker, 1996)

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• Hymn to Saint Magnus – Jane Valencia
• Celtic Mystic – Tigertail

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Sources:

• MedAssist Web Site (includes Kevin Stewart video)
• Arthur Caplan Commentary

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Special Music: “Dignity” by Green Druid

Music Bumper: “Medley of Scots Tunes,” by Rachel Barton Pine.

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We examine the context of cloning, both as a possible reproductive technology and (more likely) as a source of human embryos for stem cell research.

Sources:

• Cloning Fact Sheet
• Laws and Public Policy about Cloning
• Hearing on Human Cloning Ban

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Special Music: “Thousands Are Sailing,” by Mike Hanrahan

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My special guests in today’s podcast are some Cedarville University students in my ‘Principles of Bioethics’ class.They are: Katie Condit, Tara Self, Jessica Seman, Kate Temple, and John Wildman.

Sources:

• When Medicine Went Mad: Bioethics and the Holocaust, Arthur Caplan, Humana, 1992.
• The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide, Robert Lifton, Perseus, 2000.

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Special Music: “Melancholy,” by Mark Heimonen

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Finally, we consider a beautiful engraving by William Blake, to illustrate a Robert Blair poem, The Grave, and how it captures the idea of the soul.

Sources and Links:

• Project Gutenberg E-Text of Phaedo
• The First Fourteen Days of Human Life

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Special Music: “Minnie,” by Psykosoul

Music Bumpers: “Untitled,” by Axiom to Zeal and “Tolkien: The Hobbit” by the Brobdingnagian Bards

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Special Music: “Wild Mountain Thyme,” by the Brobdingnagagian Bards

Music Bumper: “Where the Roads Cross,” by Anne Davis

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• The Conception View of Personhood: A Review
• Abortion, Bioethics and Personhood

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Special Music: “Breadcrumbs,” by Andrew Costerisan

Music Bumpers:

• “The Harvest is Ready” and
• “Love and Tears” (both) by Andrew Costerisan

Special Thanks:

• Aaron Costerisan, our 2006-2007 Center for Bioethics Fellow
• Andrew Costerisan (Aaron’s brother, and a Cedarville University student), for our special and bumper music this time

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• The Conception View of Personhood: A Review
• Nanotechnology Risks – The Real Issues

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Special Music: “Cradle the Moon,” by Cassandra Kubinski

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• “Knocking at My Door” by Axiom to Zeal
• “Untitled” by Axiom to Zeal

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Our news item this time is from the Vermont legislature, which recently voted down a measure to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state.

Sources and Links:

• The Conception View of Personhood: A Review
• House Votes Down Assisted Suicide Bill

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Special Music: “The Promise,” by Causeway

Music Bumper: “Rendered Speechless,” by Briareus

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Our goal is for everyone to learn from our example, as a model for how to have a fair discussion, even with people with whom we disagree.

Sources and Links:

• The Rhetoric of Abortion
• The Ethics of Abortion

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Special Music: “Everything that Hath Breath,” by Dave Paris

Music Bumpers:

• “Waiting,” by Emily Richards
• “Seretonin Blue, by Bret Phillips

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Sources and Links:

• Stem Cells in Amniotic Fluid
• Ashley’s Treatment
• NPR Report on Ashley’s Treatment
• Katrina Baby

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Special Music: ‘Long Time Traveler,’ by The Wailin’ Jennys

Music Bumper: ‘Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down,’ by Martin Simpson

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