The John Paul II Newman Center &
The Catholic Medical Association present:
A Symposium on:
Human Dignity & Reproductive Technology
Welcoming Remarks
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago
"The Dignity of the Human Person and the New Eugenics"
Jean Bethke Elshtain, PhD, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor,
University of Chicago
"The Magisterium on the Cutting Edge: Evangelization & Culture"
John Haas, PhD, Director, The National Catholic Bioethics Center
"The Moral Status of the Human Embryo"
Patrick Lee, PhD, Professor, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Afternoon Session, Opening Reflections
Paul Griffiths, PhD, Schmitt Chair of Catholic Studies,
University of Illinois at Chicago
"What is Wrong with Biology and Biologists: The Remote Roots of
the Moral Crisis"
"Recent Pro-Life Legislation"
Gerard Bradley, JD, Professor, Notre Dame Law School &
President of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
"Retrospective and Prospective: The Public Policy Debate"
Richard M. Doerflinger, PhD, Associate Director, Secretariat for
Pro-Life Activities,
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
"Begetting vs. Making Babies"
William May, PhD, Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral
Theology, John Paul II Institute
The conference will be held at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Illini Union, Chicago Room, 828 S. Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60612,
Monday, March 4th, 2002, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
All persons attending must register for the conference no later
than February 25, 2002.
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To register, send your name, address & phone number to the John
Paul II Newman Center, 700 South Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607.
Please enclose a $25 registration fee. Your registration fee helps
defray the cost of the conference and includes parking, a continental
breakfast & lunch.
Scholarships are available for anyone for whom the registration fee
might constitute a hardship and UIC students will be admitted without
charge.
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The Integritas Institute of the John Paul II Newman Center
Phone: 312.226.1880 Fax: 312.226.2361 E-Mail: nclm@uic.edu
Co- Sponsored by:
The John Paul II Newman Center
The Catholic Medical Association
The Program in Catholic Studies at UIC
The Catholic Medical Students Organization
The Catholic Nursing Students Organization
Schedule
9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m. "Welcoming Remarks"
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago
9:40 a.m. "The Dignity of the Human Person and the New Eugenics"
Jean Bethke Elshtain, PhD, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor
University of Chicago
10:10 a.m. Discussion
10:20 a.m. "The Magisterium on the Cutting Edge:
Evangelization & Culture"
John Haas, PhD, Director of the National Catholic Bioethics Center
10:50 a.m. Discussion
11:00 a.m. Break & Refreshments
11:15 a.m. "The Moral Status of the Human Embryo"
Patrick Lee, PhD, Professor, Franciscan University of Steubenville
11:45 a.m. Discussion
12:00 p.m. Lunch
(Special Session for Clergy: Pastoral Implications)
1:00 p.m. "Afternoon Session, Opening Reflections"
Paul Griffiths, PhD, Schmitt Chair of Catholic Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago
1:10 p.m. "What is Wrong with Biology and Biologists:
The Remote Roots of the Moral Crisis"
1:40 p.m. Discussion
1:50 p.m. "Recent Pro-Life Legislation"
Gerard Bradley, JD, Professor, Notre Dame Law School &
President of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
2:20 p.m. Discussion
2:30 p.m. Break & Refreshments
2:45 p.m. "Retrospective and Prospective: The Public
Policy Debate"
Richard M. Doerflinger, PhD, Associate Director, Secretariat for
Pro-Life Activities
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
3:15 p.m. Discussion
3:30 p.m. Keynote Address: "Begetting vs. Making Babies"
William May, PhD, Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral Theology
John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
4:15 p.m. Response: UIC Vice-Chancellor's Office for Research
4:30 p.m. Discussion
5:00 p.m. Conference concludes
Conference Co-Chairs: Rev. Robert Barry, OP, PhD, & Nicholas C.
Lund-Molfese, MA, JD
H O M E
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D O N A T I O N S
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This page was last updated on January 7th, 2002.
