The following articles appeared in the literature over the past few months and might be of interest to the readers of HCEUSA.

Dugdale, Lydia S. and Autumn Alcott Ridenour. "Making Sense of the Roman Catholic Directive to Extend Life Indefinitely." The Hastings Center Report 41, no. 2 (March-April 2011):28-29.

Pijnenburg, Martin A.M. et al. "Catholic Healthcare Organizations and How They Can Contribute to Solidarity: A Social-Ethical Account of Catholic Identity." Christian Bioethics 16, no. 3 (December 2010):314-333.

Rennie, Stuart. "Viewing Research Participation as a Moral Obligation: In Whose Interests?" The Hastings Center Report 41, no. 2 (March-April 2011): 40-47.

Schaefer, G. Owen and Alan Wertheimer. "The Right to Withdraw from Research." Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 20, no. 4 (December 2010): 329-352.

Schenker, Y. and A. Meisel. "Informed Consent in Clinical Care: Practical Considerations in the Effort to Achieve Ethical Goals." Journal of the American Medical Association 305, no. 11 (March 16, 2011): 1130-31.

Verheijde, Joseph and Michael Potts. "Commentary on the Concept of Brain Death within the Catholic Bioethical Framework." Christian Bioethics 16, no. 3 (December 2010):246-256.

Wendler, David and Emily Abdoler. "Does It Matter Whether Investigators Intend to Benefit Research Subjects?" Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 20, no. 4 (December 2010): 353-370.

Wuerl, Cardinal Donald W. "Civil and Christian Discourse." Origins 40, no. 40 (March 17, 2011): 660-662.

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