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Conversations About Ethics is a series of lectures and discussions about ethics issues presented by the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics and the Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health through the generous support of Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

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Giving and Getting “The Best Care Possible” Through the End of Life

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Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided. --Paracelsus (2 likes)

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How might we go about changing the stigmas associated with mental illness? (2 likes)

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In almost every profession-- whether it's law or journalism, finance or medicine or academia or running a small business --people rely on confidential communications to do their jobs. We count on the space of trust that confidentiality provides. When someone breaches that trust, we are all worse off for it. -Hillary Clinton (2 likes)

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Awaiting the governor’s signature, Vermont is poised to become the fourth state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. While Oregon and Washington legalized physician-aid-in-dying through public referendum and Montana through a court decision, Vermont’s is occurring through the legislative process. (1 like)