Medical Ethics - Correspondence A-B., 01/01/1973-12/31/1985

File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Identifier: 65026

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

01/01/1973-12/31/1985

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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 in relation to abortion policies and in vitro fertilization in East Germany, Poland and Russia. Includes: - G.E.M. Anscombe, University of Cambridge, ALS 7/23/1983. - Raphael Appleby, Downside School, Somerset, TLS 4/22/1976. - Hazel Armstrong, International Affairs Section, House of Commons Library, TLS (copy) 11/5/1985 re "alleged uses of dead human embryos." - Fr. Kenneth Baker, typed carbon from O'Mahony 6/7/1985, re obtaining a copy of an article, "conflict and Schism in Moral Theology and Sexual Ethics, " (in "Homiletic & Pastoral Review," May 1985). - John C. Berry, Ushaw college, Durham, TLS 2/14/1973 & ALS 5/6/1974. - Henry E. Black, TLS 8/18/1954. - Bishop Basil Christopher Butler, St. Edmund's College, 3 TLS 6/13/1975, 1/6/1977, 11/21/1978.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MEDICAL ETHICS - CORRESPONDENCE A-B 1973-85: Typed Letter Signed

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - MEDICAL ETHICS: CORRES. A-B 1973-85: Typed Letter Signed

ABORTION - SEE: MEDICAL ETHICS (PATRICK O'MAHONY PAPERS): Typed Letter Signed

GENETICS - SEE: MEDICAL ETHICS (PATRICK O'MAHONY PAPERS): Typed Letter Signed

ANSCOMBE, G.E.M. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1983: Typed Letter Signed

APPLEBY, RAPHAEL - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1976: Typed Letter Signed

ARMSTRONG, HAZEL - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1985 (COPY): Typed Letter Signed

BAKER, KENNETH - CORRES. FROM O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1985 (COPY): Typed Letter Signed

BERRY, JOHN C. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1973-74: Typed Letter Signed

BLACK, HENRY E. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1954: Typed Letter Signed

BUTLER, BASIL C. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1975-78: Typed Letter Signed

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - CORRES. RE MEDICAL ETHICS A-B 1973-85: Typed Letter Signed

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - CORRES. - SEE ALSO: MEDICAL ETHICS: Typed Letter Signed