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If you are interested in attending this panel discussion, please RSVP at
+1-206 -200-1101 or rsvp@womensbioethics.

Exposing the Social Problem of Harms Disguised as Moral Goods

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Who: Nancy Hooyman, PhD, Professor and Dean Emeritus,
University of Washington School of Social Work

Patricia Kuszler, JD, MD, Associate Dean
University of Washington School of Law

Helene Starks, PhD , MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of
Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington School
of Medicine

Artee Young, PhD, JD, Professor ,
The Evergreen State College

This event will be moderated by Kathryn Hinsch, Founder of the Women's
Bioethics Panel.
Generally, support for compassionate behavior was uniformly strong
across all political and religious groups.

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Issues discussed will include:

* What are the gender differences in status and power as people age?

* Women live longer than men -- does the debate about rationing health
care on the basis of age adequately take this into account?

* Women are most often lifelong caregivers to children and elderly
parents -- how does society and, specifically, public policy - - help
support this selfless behavior?

* How are proxy end-of-life decisions made differently for women, as
they most often outlive their spouses or do not remarry after
divorce and these decisions are made by children or distant
relatives rather than life partners?

When: Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Registration: 6:30pm Event: 7:00pm - 9:00 p. See www.jtsa.

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PHOENIX, A new website uses neuroscience research
and a naturalistic approach to moral psychology to explain how the story of
civilizations is also the story of a biologically-induced moral paradox, the
paradox of the good, and how it endlessly shapes and reshapes the religious,
political and economic landscapes of the world.

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net, the premier online forum for emerging issues of human
aging."
"When people disguise or represent harms as moral goods, they define
concepts such as fairness, justice and moral balancing in terms that favor
rights and wrongs that are politically, economically or culturally
advantageous to their own accepted norms and values. Walborn, "rather than a stand-alone ethical system,
Rational Well Being is a series of principles, rules and concepts designed to
help people evaluate their moral decision-making in the light of how human
biology affects moral thought and action. Political or religious
affiliation made no significant difference in the willingness of
doctors and the public to help people in distress.

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Gregg Walborn , founder of http://www.rationalwellbeing.com .

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These experts will look at the assumptions, experiences , practices, and public
policies that affect women's well-being, self-respect, and dignity as we age .org.jtsa.

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Women and Aging: Ethical Implications for 2005 and Beyond

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christianwellbeing. How compassionate are Americans when disasters or
accidents are closer to home? A new national survey of 1,027
physicians and 1,435 members of the general public that probed the
readiness of people to act as Good Samaritans revealed that 98% of
both groups indicated that they would stop to help accident victims.

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(or self) and how to balance and distribute the benefits, risks and costs of
cooperating with others to maximize happiness and well-being. For additional
information on HCD Research, access the company's web site at
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Walborn asks a disheartening question: "In a
continuously modernizing world, does maintaining the moral legitimacy of one's
norms and values (and the possibility of an ethical life) require the power
and ingenuity to disguise certain harms as moral goods?"
According to Mr.

New Survey Reveals Strong Willingness to Act as Good Samaritans; Large Majority Would Aid Accident Victims

Further information is available by visiting
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The paradox
motivates individuals and social groups to disguise or represent harms as
moral goods to promote or preserve the goodness they believe their norms and
values represent."
Mr. Walborn says that, "a key goal of the Society of Rational Well Being
is to motivate people to evaluate their material and spiritual goals in terms
of how some of these goals may be harms disguised as moral goods. Alan
Mittleman, Director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute.hcdi.

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m., Volunteer Park , Seattle, Wash. This panel will be webcast later in the month on
SAGECrossroads.

Findings include:

Among those describing themselves as politically conservative
or politically liberal, 97% and 98% respectively agreed to
help

99% of those who attend worship services weekly and 98% of
those who never attend services were willing to help

Religious affiliation played no role in determining who might
be a Good Samaritan: almost identical percentages (in the low
to high 90% range) of all religious groups, as well as
self-described secularists and spiritual but not religious
persons, stated that they would be willing to help

A majority of physicians believe that religious upbringing is
either very important (28%) or important (41%) to one's
willingness to act as a Good Samaritan

75% of physicians support "Good Samaritan" laws that protect
doctors, and in some states, the general public , from
liability

73% of physicians and the general public believe that
individual compassion is sufficient to ensure altruistic
behavior and that state intervention is not necessary

"The public should find comfort in the fact that, fear of lawsuits
and personal risk notwithstanding, so many doctors and fellow citizens
are ready to act as Good Samaritans.

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For the Society's perspective on Christian ethics, see
http: //www. Mittleman or Rich Berke, please contact Sherry Kirschenbaum
in the Department of Communications at (212) 678-8953; or email
shkirschenbaum@jtsa. JTS trains tomorrow's religious,
educational , academic and lay leaders for the Jewish community and
beyond.

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Kandel, "that everything the brain produces, from the
most private thoughts to the most public acts, should be understood as a
biological process.

Visit the JTS website at www.com, a political ad
testing web site for the 2004 Presidential campaign.

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Launched in March 2003 by the publishers of Science Magazine and the
Alliance for Aging Research, SAGE Crossroads provides policymakers,
journalists and interested consumers with the opportunity to explore the
impact of science and technology on aging. Doctors and consumers drawn from the general public were
given an accident scenario -- a driver swerving to avoid a wild animal
crashes into a tree -- and then asked whether they would stop to help.
"While we typically survey physicians to obtain their opinions on
medical issues, we are also interested in their views regarding
ethical and social issues because they work very closely with their
patients and the general public," said Rich Berke, Esquire, Director
of Operations and Legal Affairs, HCD Research.

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com and the Society
of Rational Well Being, explains that, "the paradox is the product of
biological processes that bias decision-making and behavior.

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***Wine and Cheese reception immediately following the panel
discussion

Where: Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park
1400 East Prospect St.
The poll was conducted by the Louis Finkelstein Institute for
Religious and Social Studies and HCD Research as part of their
continuing exploration of the moral and religious beliefs of American
physicians. These results confirm the
vitality of the fine tradition of American volunteerism, as well as
Americans' suspicion of legislating morality ," stated Dr.edu
The Louis Finkelstein Institute, a part of The Jewish Theological
Seminary, provides a venue to advance dialogue at the intersection of
religion and public affairs.

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SEATTLE, Please join the Women's Bioethics Project
and SAGE Crossroads for a lively discussion as a panel of experts from law,
medicine, and humanities examine ethical considerations of women and aging.shtml
Editors /Reporters: For more information on the poll, or to speak
with Dr.