Medical Ethics: Christian Perspectives on Life and Death

On the 21st March 2009 CASE ran a conference focusing on significant issues in the ethically-charged field of medicine. The conference programme ran as follows:

• Dr Andrew Cole: Why Should Christians be Interested in Ethics in Medicine?

• Dr Megan Best: Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life

• Dr Patrina Caldwell: Medical Research Involving Children

• Dr John Dearin: End of Life Issues - Euthanasia

• Dr Mel Cusi: Victorian Abortion Legislation: Where Does Conscientious Objection Fit In?

• Melinda Tankard Reist: ‘My Soul Died When My Baby Died’: The Grief of Abortion

The MP3 of Andrew Cole’s talk (SIZE: 5.22MB) is available to be downloaded here. MP3 audio files of most of the rest of the conference are also available for CASE Associates (coming soon).

A CD containing MP3 audio files of most of the conference is also available for purchase for $15 (including postage and handling in Australia) or 2 for $25. To pre-order a CD (they should be ready sometime in June):

• Call 02 9381 1999 with your postal address and credit card details.

• Send a fax to: 02 9381 1909 with the subject ‘CASE medical ethics CD order’ and include your name, postal address, credit card details and number of CDs you would like.

• Send a cheque (payable to ‘New College’) to: CASE medical ethics CD order/New College/ UNSW, Sydney 2052/ NSW. Please remember to include a note with your name, postal address and number of CDs you would like.