ETHICS AND MORALITY

Abortion Act 1967, and the relation of law to moral values - 1968, 18, 4
abortion grounds, suggestions for legally assessing whether these are met - 1996, 128/129, 50
absolute objectivity of fundamental principles - 1978, 58/59, 135
adoption agencies (Catholic) & equality legislation: ethical analysis of possible courses of action - 2008, 161, 98
advance directives: warnings on the Chancellor's Consultation paper 1997 - 1998, 136/137, 9
allocation of resources: medical ethics dilemmas - 2000, 144, 18
animal-human hybrids: possible reasons for objection to - 2008, 160, 6
assisted suicide: Bland, Dianne Pretty & Re:B (consent to treatment) - 2003, 150, 51
basis of good law from a Christian perspective - 1999, 142/143, 117
'best interests' & the implications of the Mental Capacity Bill - 2004, 153, 152
Bland case & conjoined twins case, moral concerns raised by - 2002, 148, 65
Bland judgement: feeding as medical treatment? - 1993, 116/117, 4
Bland judgement: not acting in patient's best interests & eroding sanctity of life - 1993, 116/117, 4
blasphemy: difficulties in bringing a prosecution against theatre or BBC (case) - 2008, 160, 59
blasphemy law, can it be justified? - 2000, 145, 6
Bolam principle, difficult to apply to ethical matters - 1994, 122/123, 80
business enterprise, law of ethics and social responsibility for small - 1992, 114/115, 130
capital punishment, morality of - 2006, 156, 3
care for the elderly and Christian moral traditions - 1986, 90/91, 110
carers ignored and disadvantaged by the law - 2007, 159, 89
caring relationship needs to be legally recognised as important - 2007, 159, 89
Christian action to leaven secular law, place of - 2010, 165, 172
Church's role in development of conscience - 1974, 45, 138
cloning, reproductive & therapeutic - arguments for and against - 1999, 142/143, 100
cloning (human): legal & ethical aspects of - 1999, 140/141, 26
cloning (human), possible legal problems: inheritance, negligence, wrongful life - 1999, 140/141, 26
code for business - 1973, 38, 12
comparative worth of lives: conjoined twins case and Bland case - 2001, 147, 89
conjoined twins case: a Christian perspective - 2001, 147, 89
conjoined twins case: balancing conflicting interests of two children - 2001, 146, 38
conjoined twins case: facts, reasoning, analysis, legal murder? - 2001, 146, 38
conjoined twins case: ruling of 'court of law, not of morals' - 2008, 160, 13
conjoined twins case: utilitarian sacrifice of one for the other? - 2001, 147, 89
conjoined twins case: what criteria or objective values can be used? - 2001, 147, 89
conscientious objection to military service, no international binding right to - 2003, 151, 180
contraceptive advice for young girls: the Gillick case - 2000, 144, 18
crime, guilt & punishment in the Old Testament - 2001, 147, 140
designer babies to cure siblings, ethics of - 2004, 152, 93
Do Not Resuscitate orders & newborn babies - 2004, 153, 152
end of life: how to define humanity - 2005, 154, 57
end of life dilemmas: Bland & turning off ventilation - 2000, 144, 18
enforcement of, by political and religious authorities - 1985, 84/85, 4
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations, consumer rights as higher priority than religious rights - 2007, 159, 114
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations, homosexuality as an identity & legal right (regarding adoption) - 2007, 159, 114
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations, homosexuality as higher freedom than religion - 2007, 159, 114
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations, secularisation of public morality - 2007, 159, 114
ethical standards, are they absolute? - 1999, 140/141, 65
euthanasia, dangers of the legalisation of - 1999, 140/141, 16
euthanasia debate, court cases making a substantial contribution to the - 1999, 140/141, 16
euthanasia: definitional, theological & ethical issues - 2003, 150, 51
euthanasia: sanctity of life v. autonomy and intolerability - 2005, 154, 57
euthanasia in the 1990's and beyond - 1999, 140/141, 16
faith and the Church and their support for the rule of law - 1972, 35, 81
Frege-Geach problem analysed - 2006, 157, 39
gambling, ethics of, and government proposals for regulation - 2002, 148, 38
Hart-Devlin debate: should society use law to enforce morality? - 2000, 144, 18
Hindley, Myra, should she have been released? - 2000, 144, 67
human dignity in birth and death - 1999, 140/141, 65
humans, are they equal in value? - 1999, 140/141, 65
Hume's Non-Cognitivism & classical theories of ethics (a critique)- 2006, 157, 39
hunger strikers, legal issues concerning - 1995, 126/127, 140
infallibility of Church's teachings, meaning of - 1974, 45, 138
international trade and Humanae Vitae - 1969, 22, 21
just war criteria, discussion of development of, to cover humanitarian intervention - 2005, 154, 35
Keown's distinction between worthwhileness of treatment & worthwhileness of life - 2001, 147, 89
killing and 'letting die' - 1993, 118/119, 146 + 147
King's College, establishment and aims of the centre - 1978, 56/57, 2
law and its relation to values in society -1967, 17, 123
law & morality: friends or foes? - 1994, 122/123, 87
law & morals: Simon Lee's contribution to the debate - 2000, 144, 18
law as the foundation of society's conscience - 1974, 45, 131
law influencing morality & vice versa - 1994, 122/123, 87
law-making, decreasing influence of Christian moral code on - 1969, 24, 100
legal & moral obligation to obey the law: a Christian analysis - 1997, 134/135, 32
Linacre, establishment and aims of the centre - 1978, 56/57, 2
linguistic difficulties in development of principles - 1974, 45, 138
mediaeval commercial morality: usury & just price - 1997, 132/133, 9
medical advance, morals and law - 1972, 36, 101
medical decisions, importance of fundamental ethical principles to underlie - 1999, 140/141, 65
medical treatment, ethics of consent to or refusal of - 1993, 116/117, 19
moral and civic good, principles and nature of - 1985, 84/85, 4
Moral Questions: Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. text printed - 1971, 33, 148
moral values, the source of: objective or absolute? - 2000, 144, 18
mother's autonomy / bodily integrity v. fetus' right to life, ethics of - 1999, 140/141, 43
natural law and a critique of Fr Coventry's thesis of Christian conscience - 1967, 14/15, 12
needs of individual against needs of society: utilitarianism - 1999, 140/141, 65
new approaches to the relationship between civil law and morality - 1977, 54/55, 139
paternalism v. informed consent - the Sidaway case - 2000, 144, 18
penology, Christian theories of, through history - 2005, 155, 103
planning issues and solutions - 1973, 40, 83
pornography & possible links to sexual offences (refutation of Kutchinsky) - 1995, 126/127, 91
private and public, the bounds of - 1984, 82/83, 86
PVS patients: a clinical view against withdrawing food/fluid - 1997, 134/135, 29
PVS patients, discontinuing artificial feeding for: legal practice & BMA guidelines - 2003, 150, 51
radical scepticism & morality, problems of - 2006, 157, 39
relativist and non-cognitivist theories of ethics, problems of - 2006, 157, 39
self-determination - do individuals have an absolute right to? - 1999, 140/141, 65
Shechita & Halal slaughter: should Christians approve when animals suffer more? - 2004, 153, 123
should the state legislate morality? - 1994, 120/121, 41
slavery: Christian principle & ideology against, some difficulties in practice - 2007, 158, 4
slavery, inadequate philosophical opposition to (in Roman law, naturalistic ethics, enlightenment, Kant) - 2007, 158, 4
Stephen, James Fitzjames - 1974, 45, 131
suicide & euthanasia, the Catholic position on - 2003, 150, 51
Tony Martin - Biblical reflections on whether his actions were justified - 2001, 147, 122
torture, can some classes of people licitly be tortured? - 2007, 159, 103
torture, the difference of consequentialist & absolutist approaches - 2007, 159, 103
transplant for their child?, can parents refuse a - 1997, 134/135, 52
transplant medicine & definitions of death - 1999, 140/141, 56
universality of principles - 1974, 45, 138
withdrawal of treatment: a Christian perspective - autonomy, best interests and Tony Bland - 2005, 154, 57
withdrawing life-sustaining treatment, law and ethics of: acts & omissions, sanctity of life & autonomy - 2005, 154, 57
withholding or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration - 1989, 100/101, 58
theology
abortion post Vatican II - 1976, 51, 45
acts and omissions in the Old & New Testaments - 2005, 154, 57
assisted suicide, Christian theology & the law - 2003, 150, 51
biblical view of the moral law in creation - 2003, 150, 21
biblical views on justice, retribution & forgiveness: Old & New Testaments - 2005, 155, 103
capital punishment, moral theology and - 2006, 156, 11
capital punishment, powers of the state in 'Romans' - 2006, 156, 3
caring, a theology of - 2007, 159, 89
Christian reconstructionism, problems with, when applied to society - 2003, 150, 21
death penalty, O'Donovan looks at Christian historical attitudes to - 2006, 156, 37
human rights, Christian concerns over: rights v. responsibilities, communities v. individualism, governments v. individuals - 2005, 154, 6
human rights: roots in the Bible & theology - 2005, 154, 6
justice, law and order: a theological analysis of God's plan - 2005, 154, 66
mercy and justice - 2005, 155, 103
Old Testament law, the relevance of, for non-Christians - 2003, 150, 21
Old Testament law, the relevance of, for today's Christians - 2002, 148, 21
reconstructionism as theological defence of blasphemy law - 2000, 145, 6
slavery, Biblical advocacy for humane treatment of - 2007, 158, 23
slavery: cannot be opposed by relativistic philosophies, need absolute transcendental perspective - 2007, 158, 4
slavery, Christian arguments against - 2007, 158, 4
slavery: reaons why Catholics didn't officially condemn until very recently - 2007, 158, 23
traditional approach to relationship between civil law and morality -1976, 51, 45
Vatican II, new approaches to relationship between civil law and morality - 1976, 51, 45
Australia
duty to inform & advise patients, development of the - 1994, 120/121, 26
Canada
torture rejected as fundamentally unjust - 2007, 159, 103
United States of America
conjoined twins case: the doctor's decision in a similar American case - 2001, 147, 89
ethical analysis of long-term health care for the elderly - 1986, 90/91, 110
foundation to and erosion of values underpinning the Constitution - 1987, 92/93, 7
role of civil law in relation to private morality - 1976, 51, 45
Roman Catholic influences on legislation - 1976, 51, 45

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