UFL Life and Learning Conference XVI – 2006
The Right To Life In Domestic And International Law
Does International Law Protect the Unborn Child? Patrick J. Flood
Originalism, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution: A Constitutional Right to Life? Lee J. Strang
The (Surprising) Truth about Schiavo: A Defeat for the Cause of Autonomy O. Carter Snead
Two Approaches for Fighting Roe v. Wade Samuel W. Calhoun
Conforming to the Rule of Law: Person and Human Being in 14 th Amendment Jurisprudence Charles I. Lugosi
Philosophical Perspectives
Defending Abortion Philosophically: A Review of David Boonin’s A Defense of Abortion Francis J. Beckwith
A Defense of the Deprivation Argument Patrick Tully
The Embryo as a Human Person Kevin O’Rourke, O.P.
Health versus Harm: Euthanasia and Physicians’ Duties Jorge Garcia
Liberalism And Natural Law Theory : Rival Traditions
The Natural Law and Human Dignity: Reaffirming Ethical First Things J. Daryl Charles
George Parkin Grant on the Unthought Ontology of Abortion: Bringing the “Poisoned Cup to the Lips of Liberalism” Roberta Bayer
Locke on Bodily Rights and the Immorality of Abortion: A Neglected Liberal Perspective Eric Manchester
Life Issues And Culture
Institutional Conscience and Catholic Health Care Grattan T. Brown
Margaret Sanger’s Multifaceted Defense of Abortion and Infanticide Anne Barbeau Gardiner
Legacy of Ignorance: Abortion and Journalism in the Early Republic Ralph Frasca
Cinematic Treatment of Abortion: Alfie (1965) and The Cider House Rules (1999) Jeff Koloze
Valuing Life In Different Stages And Conditions
Eugenic Logic: Eliminating the Disabled John J. Conley, S.J.
Disability and Euthanasia: The Case of Helen Keller and the Bollinger Baby
John Gerdtz
Abortion And American Politics
Casey versus Santorum: The Politics of the 2006 Senatorial Race in Pennsylvania: What’s a Pro-Lifer to Do? William J. Parente, Sr.
The Effects of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion during the 1990s Michael J. New
How Should Catholics Vote? Bringing Moral Principles to Life Stephen J. Heaney
Pro-Life Academics In A Pro-Choice Academy
“God’s Will and Our Own” Samuel Calhoun
“Pro-Life Challenges in an Academic Environment” Jane Gilroy
“Seventeen Years of an English Professor’s Pro-life Activism in the Academy.” Jeff Koloze
“A Pro-Life Professor of Nursing at a Catholic, Jesuit Institution of Higher Learning.” Richard J. Fehring