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Hi,<br>
As you recover from T-day and B-Friday, you can visit the Baltimore
Ethical Society tomorrow (Sunday) at 10:30 am.<br>
Last week we had a presentation on the politics of <u>Health Care
Reform</u>; this week it will be about the ethics. See more info below.<br>
<br>
Also this Sunday you can find out more about us at a <u>Newcomers’
Meeting</u>. Learn more about Ethical Culture and about our<br>
Society—its history, its philosophy, and its organization. Meetings
last about one hour. You are welcome whether you are interested in
joining or just exploring. Attendance is recommended before becoming a
member.<br>
<br>
For parents, our <u>Sunday School</u> has had multiple visitors on
recent Sunday mornings; your child may find it exciting.<br>
<br>
We have some very interesting platforms coming up in the next few
weeks. Keep an eye out for the <u>December BESpeak </u>, our
newsletter, for details.<br>
<br>
“<b>The Principles of Health Care Reform</b>” by John Nugent CEO and
President, Md. Planned Parenthood & BES member<br>
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The crisis in health care has been treated as a purely economic or
political problem, when, at the root, the crisis in health care is a
moral crisis that requires us to grapple with the ethical implications
of our health care policies and practices. The health care discussions
have a moral dimension and the principles that ought to drive a
resolution are moral principles. This talk will examine the ethical
principles upon which our health care system should be based.<br>
<br>
<b>John Nugent</b> was the CEO of a Hospice program prior to joining
Planned Parenthood in 1997. He holds an MA in ethics from San Francisco
Theological Seminary and a BA in philosophy and has been an adjunct
college philosophy instructor. He was co-chair of the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America Bioethics task force and served on the
National Hospice Organization’s ethics committee. John is active in the
Board of the Washington Area Secular Humanists. He is a graduate of the<br>
Leadership Baltimore and Leadership Maryland programs and is currently
part of the Weinberg Fellows program. John is a certified Humanist
Celebrant/Officiant through the American Humanist Association.<br>
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