-----Original Message-----From: Don DeCuypere
The guest
speaker is Dr. John Gay, an Endocrinologist, with a special
interest in
bone metabolism, Chief of the Bone Metabolism Unit at the Civic
Campus
of the Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Gay conducts a Physicians Ethics Group
for
students of medicine. In June he addressed an
inter-denominational
clergy group on the topic of Stem Cell Research
and has spoken to Members of
Parliament on this topic.
The use
of embryonic stem cells presents our society with serious
moral/ethical
problems. Yet most of us feel inadequate to enter the debate
as the
issue seems "beyond us". On the other hand the direction our
society
goes is ultimately our responsibility. Drawing from sound
social teaching of
the Catholic Church, combined with a proper
understanding of science, Dr.
Gay can draw us out of this "vacuum of
ignorance" and assist us to recognize
which areas of stem cell research
must be rejected and which areas can be
morally
supported.
Tuesday, November 20, 2001
Holy Redeemer Parish
Hall - 7:30 pm
44 Rothesay Drive, Kanata
For information
call: Betty Smith 591-3120
Betty Ann Ferguson 592-1793
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