An oncologist addresses the patient’s questions about God, medical care, and caregivers, asking, “If they balk at the mere mention of God, do doctors miss an opportunity to comfort patients in their most trying times?” Students can consider the pros and cons of heath care workers including or excluding matters of faith in their care […]
This JAMA research on meetings of family and health care providers in the intensive care unit finds that considerations of faith or spirituality occurred in fewer than 20% of goals-of-care conferences, and health care professionals rarely explored the patient’s or family’s religious or spiritual ideas. Students can discuss the role and place of religion in family and […]
S. 1598, the First Amendment Defense Act, sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one […]
