Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics Webinar Series 4

A Clinical Ethics Webinar Series Co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association in cooperation with
Georgetown University, Loyola University Chicago, Saint Louis University, Australian Catholic University, and Boston College

In our ongoing commitment to provide timely, relevant information about emerging issues for Catholic health care, the Catholic Health Association is offering a monthly series of webinars to address and clarify critical ethical issues in caring for patients and families in Catholic hospitals, long-term care facilities and medical centers nationwide.      

Each 45-minute session will examine the implications of a specific critical issue in clinical and organizational ethics in the context of Catholic Social Teaching and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs).

Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics Series 4, Session 2
Definitions of Abortion from EMTALA and Catholic Theology
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. ET

Co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association in cooperation with Boston College.

This session will explore the definitions and implications of abortion as outlined in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and contrast them with the principles of Catholic moral theology. Designed for health care professionals, ethicists, and anyone interested in the intersection of law and religion, this webinar offers a deeper understanding of how legal mandates and religious doctrines influence perspectives and practices surrounding abortion.

Speakers

Cathy Kaveny
Darald and Juliet Libby Millennium Professor
Boston College Law School

Moderator

Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, MTS, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Ethics
Catholic Health Association of the United States

For information about the Emerging Topics in Catholic Health Care Ethics series of webinars click here .

Cancellation Policy

• A refund of the full registration fee will be given for cancellations received through September 17, 2024.
• A refund of 75% of the registration fee will be given for cancellations received after September 17, 2024.

There is no additional charge for substitute registrants.