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1229 Mt. Loretta P.O. Box 479 Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0479
Phone (319)556-2580 FAX (319)556-5464
AUTHORIZATION
In December, 1988, I announced the
reactivation of the Medical-Moral Commission. The purpose of this commission is
to articulate and promote Catholic moral values in health care within the
Archdiocese of Dubuque and to provide assistance to the Catholic community in
dealing with bioethical matters.
To this end the commission has prepared
this handbook: CHURCH TEACHING ON HEALTH CARE ETHICS: A HANDBOOK OF POLICIES FOR THE
ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE. I have reviewed and approved the guidelines
contained within this document and offer it to you for your instruction and
guidance. While doing this, I am very aware that this hand- book is only a first
step in what must be a conscientious ongoing effort on our part to understand
and articulate the principles that guide us as we respond to critical
medical-moral issues.
The Medical-Moral Commissiion of the
Archdiocese and its chair, Dr. Janine Idziak, have provided an exceptional and
needed service in discussing, compiling and writing these guidelines. They are
to be complimented and thanked for this excellent work. The commission will
continue its research and deliberation to keep us abreast of the fast-developing
area of human life.
It is my hope that these policy
statements will serve as a resource for all of our people who are involved
prefessionally or personally in medical-moral decisions. May they assist us to
be faithful to the mission and ministry of Jesus.
"I
came that you might have life and
have
it to the full." Jn. 10:10
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(Most
Rev.) Daniel W. Kucera, O.S.B.
Archbishop of Dubuque
January,
1990
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