Medical Ethics - Correspondence C-D., 01/01/1966-12/31/1985

File — Box: 2, Folder: 4

Identifier: 65027

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

01/01/1966-12/31/1985

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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: - Juliet Cheetham, TLS 4/29/1976, re Patricia Ashdown-Sharp, author of "Single Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Parenthood." - Rev. Thomas Corbishley, S.J., 4/28/1967. - Maurice Couve de Murville, TLS 12/31/1984. - Rev. R.D. Crichton, TLS 3/28/1978. - H. Francis Davis, Saint Gregory's Church, 2 TLS 9/11/1967, 10/10/1967. - John de Courcy Ling, M.E.P., 2 TLS 12/6/1984, 12/24/1984. - Alfred Thomas Denning, TLS 2/18/1985, re remark in House of Lords on the definition of the start of human life. - Desmond Dinan, Irish School of Ecumenics, TLS 2/28/1985. - F.H. Drinkwater, Aston Hall, Staffordshire, 2 ACS 3/22/1978, 3/28/1978. - George P. Dwyer, Archbishop of Birmingham, ALS 10/3/1966.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - MEDICAL ETHICS: CORRES. C-D 1966-85: Typed Letter Signed

MEDICAL ETHICS - CORRESPONDENCE C-D 1966-85: Typed Letter Signed

CHEETHAM, JULIET - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1976: Typed Letter Signed

ASHDOWN-SHARP, PATRICIA - "SINGLE WOMAN'S GUIDE TO PREGNANCY..." REF.: Typed Letter Signed

COUVE DE MURVILLE, MAURICE - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1984: Typed Letter Signed

CRICHTON, R.D. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1978: Typed Letter Signed

DAVIS, H. FRANCIS - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1967: Typed Letter Signed

DE COURCY LING, JOHN - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1984: Typed Letter Signed

DENNING, ALFRED THOMAS - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1985: Typed Letter Signed

DINAN, DESMOND - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1985: Typed Letter Signed

DRINKWATER, F.H. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1978: Autographed Letter

DWYER, GEORGE P. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1966: Autographed Letter

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - CORRES. RE MEDICAL ETHICS C-D 1966-85: Typed Letter Signed