Medical Ethics - Correspondence H., 01/01/1984-12/31/1986

File — Box: 2, Folder: 7

Identifier: 65030

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Material relating to work of Fr. Patrick O'Mahony on the subject of medical ethics, particularly relating to genetics, embryology and abortion. Much of the research he published in his book, 'A Question of Life: Its Beginning and Transmission - A Moral Perspective of the New Genetics in the West, the USSR, Poland and East Germany,' (1990).

Dates

01/01/1984-12/31/1986

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Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

16/20/07

Container Summary

Correspondence relating to research by Fr. Patrick O'Mahony into medical ethics, particularly abortion and in vitro fertilization, in East Germany, Poland, and Russia. Includes: - Stanley K. Henshaw, deputy director of research, Alan Guttmacher Institute, TLS 10/18/1985. - M.P. Hornsby-Smith, Dept. Sociology, University of Surrey, 2 TLS 12/13/1984, 1/3/1985. - Dr. Karl Huth, TLS 1/15/1985, with attached correspondence from W. Bohmer, Paul Gerhardt Foundation.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MEDICAL ETHICS - CORRESPONDENCE H 1984-86: Typed Letter Signed

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - MEDICAL ETHICS: CORRES. H 1984-86: Typed Letter Signed

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - CORRES. RE MEDICAL ETHICS H 1984-86: Typed Letter Signed

HENSHAW, STANLEY K. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1985: Typed Letter Signed

HORNSBY-SMITH, M.P. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1984-85: Typed Letter Signed

HUTH, KARL - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1985: Typed Letter Signed

BOHMER, W. - CORRES. TO HUTH, KARL 1985: Typed Letter Signed

HUTH, KARL - CORRES. FROM BOHMER, W. 1985: Typed Letter Signed