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September 27, 2007

Community Forum on Stem Cell Research

“Stem Cell Research: a Catholic Response"
Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, PhD

“The Lure of Embryonic Stem Cells: What Should Catholic Health Care Do?"
Ron Hamel, PhD

Thursday, September 27, 2007, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Criss II Bldg, Room 217
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Forum Press Release (PDF)
Forum Poster (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions

Further reading:

Father Kevin FitzGerald suggests the following link to US Conference on Catholic Bishops website http://www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/bioethic/index.shtml
Check the materials on stem cell-cloning-embryo research. 

Stem Cell Q & A with Father Kevin FitzGerald ("Q&A with the Stem Cell Expert: Embryos, Ethics and Research on Human Subjects" National Jesuit News, June 2007, p. 10-11.) [PDF no longer available. Please consult your local library for a copy.]

Link to an article by Ron Hamel:
http://www.chausa.org/Pub/MainNav/News/HP/Archive/2006/09SeptOct/
Articles/Features/HP0609c.htm

"Stem Cell Trials: Lessons from Gene Transfer Research" by Jonathan Kimmelman, Francoise Bayliss, and Kathleen Cranley Glass. Hastings Center Report, 36(1), p.23-26. [PDF no longer available. Please consult your local library for a copy.]