The Linacre Quarterly, Volume 84, Issue 3 (2017)

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The Linacre Quarterly, Volume 84, Issue 3 (2017)

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Letter to the Editor

Letter
A guide for religious for end-of-life decision making
James McTavish M.D., F.M.V.D.
Pages: 201-202
Published online: 16 Aug 2017
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Theological Reflection

Our Lady Undoer of Knots
Marie-Alberte Boursiquot
Pages: 203-204
Published online: 17 Jul 2017
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Homily for the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes
Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke
Pages: 205-207
Published online: 16 Aug 2017
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Is medicine losing its way? A firm foundation for medicine as a real therapeia
Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk
Pages: 208-219
Published online: 18 Aug 2017
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Spiritual care of the sick*
Fr. Juan R. Vélez
Pages: 220-225
Published online: 17 Aug 2017
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Opinion

Article Commentary
Why the moratorium on human-animal chimera research should not be lifted
Alan Moy
Pages: 226-231
Published online: 30 May 2017
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Essay

Essay
Decision making in neonatal end-of-life scenarios in low-income settings1
James McTavish
Pages: 232-242
Published online: 31 May 2017
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Articles

Article
Pulmonary hypertension: Clinical parameters of a difficult case in pregnancy
Byron C. Calhoun
Pages: 243-247
Published online: 22 Aug 2017
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Moral theological analysis of direct versus indirect abortion
John M. Haas
Pages: 248-260
Published online: 22 Aug 2017
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What moral character is and is not
Marie I. George
Pages: 261-274
Published online: 18 Aug 2017
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Research Article

Article
Hormonal contraception and the development of autoimmunity: A review of the literature
William V. Williams
Pages: 275-295
Published online: 18 Aug 2017
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FAQs

FAQs from the 2012 CMA Annual Conference
Pages: 296-314
Published online: 18 Aug 2017
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Book Reviews

Book Review
The Cross of Victory, by Rocco Leonard Martino
Wynnewood, PA: BlueNose Press, Inc., 2016. x + 139pp
Marie-Alberte Boursiquot
Pages: 315-316
Published online: 18 Jul 2017
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Book Review
Catholic Guide to Depression, by Aaron Kheriaty, M.D., with Fr. John Cihak, S.T.D.
Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2012. 247 pp
Thomas K. Nelson M.D., M.A.
Pages: 317-319
Published online: 16 Aug 2017
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Book Review
Girls Uncovered: New Research on What America’s Sexual Culture Does to Young Women, by Joe S. McIlhaney Jr., M.D., and Freda McKissic Bush, M.D. with Stan Guthrie
Chicago: Northfield Publishing, 2011. 152 pp
Hanna Klaus M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Pages: 320-324
Published online: 16 Aug 2017
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Book Review
A Critical Examination of Ethics in Health Care and Biomedical Research: Voices and Visions, by Richard M. Zaner
Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2015. 195 pp
Christopher Tollefsen Ph.D.
Pages: 325-326
Published online: 18 Aug 2017
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Books to Review

Books to review, by topic: Part II
Pages: 327-337
Published online: 21 Aug 2017
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