Medical Ethics - Correspondence R., 01/01/1967-12/31/1985

File — Box: 2, Folder: 11

Identifier: 65034

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

01/01/1967-12/31/1985

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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 abortion and in vitro fertilization, in East Germany, Poland, and Russia. Includes: - Arthur Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, 2 TLS 2/8/1967, 2/20/1967. - Elizabeth Rhys-Williams, Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, London, TLS 2/13/1967. - Stephen Roberts, director, Reference Center, U.S. Information Service, London, TLS 10/1/1985. - J.L. Russell, ALS 9/27/1967. - Christine Russell-Hodgson, carbon from O'Mahony, 12/4/1984, re abortion policies in Poland.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MEDICAL ETHICS - CORRESPONDENCE R 1967-85: Typed Letter Signed

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - MEDICAL ETHICS: CORRES. R 1967-85: Typed Letter Signed

O'MAHONY, PATRICK - CORRES. RE MEDICAL ETHICS R 1967-85: Typed Letter Signed

RAMSEY, ARTHUR MICHAEL - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1967: Typed Letter Signed

ROBERTS, STEPHEN - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1985: Typed Letter Signed

RUSSELL, J.L. - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1967: Autographed Letter

RUSSELL-HODGSON, CHRISTINE - CORRES. FROM O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1984: Typed Letter Signed

RHYS-WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH - CORRES. TO O'MAHONY, PATRICK 1967: Typed Letter Signed