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Repercussão na mídia brasileira:
Agora, você também pode ser signatário desta importante declaração internacional, acessando o endereço:
http://www.thelifeguardian.org/action=join_us.html
Data de liberação: Imediata, em dez. de 2000
Endereço do texto em inglês:
Segue antes o texto com que ela foi veiculada em dezembro de 2000, no Brasil. A maioria dos brasileiros que assinaram esta declaração também outorgaram procuração para questionar a validade dos critérios declaratórios de morte encefálica no Brasil, em maio do mesmo ano, 2000. Esta providência obteve sucesso no ano de 2003/2004, obrigando o CFM a enfrentar às questões técnicas neurológicas pertinentes sem conseguir sustentar a validade do seu procedimento declaratório, conforme postaremos estes textos neste espaço em breve:
Assinada por mais do que 100 personalidades originárias de 19 países, a declaração representa a mais fortemente corroborada proclamação até hoje anunciada a se opor tanto à “morte encefálica” como ao transplante de órgãos vitais únicos.
Incluem-se entre os signatários dois bispos Católico-Romanos, religiosos, sacerdotes, e outros clérigos; dois membros da Academia Pontifícia pela Vida e um antigo Secretário da Academia; médicos, professores, juízes, advogados e outros profissionais; defensores dos direitos dos portadores de deficiências e da vida. Entre os signatários incluem-se destacados críticos da “morte encefálica” tais como o Dr. Paul Byrne (Estados Unidos), Dr. Cícero Coimbra (Brasil), Dr. David Evans (Inglaterra), Prof. Josef Seifert (Liechtenstein) e o Dr. Yoshio Watanabe (Japão).
Observando que nenhum dos conjuntos mutantes dos “assim denominados” critérios neurológicos para a determinação da morte preenche os requisitos descritos pelo Papa em sua mensagem, a declaração afirma que, “Na realidade a ‘morte encefálica’ não é morte, e que a morte não deve ser declarada a menos que todo o encéfalo e os sistemas circulatório e respiratório tenham sido destruídos.”
Citando a admoestação do Papa quanto ao fato de que órgãos vitais únicos podem ser removidos apenas “do corpo de quem se encontra certamente morto … já que os atos em contrário significariam provocar-se intencionalmente a morte do doador”, a declaração conclui que a “adesão às restrições impostas pelo Papa” e “pelo Próprio Deus na Lei Moral Natural” impede o transplante de órgãos vitais únicos, um ato que viola o mandamento divino “Não matarás.”
Informações adicionais podem ser encontradas na página eletrônica do CURE, http://cureltd.home.netcom.com
A mensagem do Papa João Paulo II datada de 29 de Agosto de 2000, endereçada ao Congresso Internacional da Sociedade de Transplantes tem despertado renovado interesse nas controvérsias em evolução acerca da “morte encefálica” e transplante de órgãos. Apesar de que essas controvérsias literalmente envolvem temas relativos à vida e à morte tanto sob o aspecto físico como espiritual, uma clara compreensão da sua natureza é vital à sobrevida tanto da vida como da verdade – esta considerada a guardiã da primeira.
Como a questão do transplante de órgãos não pode ser apropriadamente julgada tanto sob o ponto de vista lógico como ético na ausência do que o Papa descreve como “um meio cientificamente seguro de identificar-se os sinais biológicos de que uma pessoa tenha de fato morrido” (4), devemos primeiramente examinar o conceito de “morte encefálica”, que serve como racionalização para a remoção de órgãos vitais daqueles descritos como “doadores”.
“Morte Encefálica”
Notando-se uma mudança na ênfase na determinação da morte “dos sinais cárdio-respiratórios tradicionais para o assim denominado ‘critério neurológico’, o Santo Padre afirma que essa mudança consiste em “estabelecer-se, de acordo com parâmetros claramente determinados e assumidos de forma consensual pela comunidade científica internacional, a completa e irreversível cessação de toda a atividade encefálica (no cérebro, cerebelo e tronco encefálico).” (5)
Os parâmetros variadamente propostos para declarar-se uma pessoa como em estado de “morte encefálica”, porém, não são nem “claramente determinados” nem são “assumidos de forma consensual” pela comunidade científica.
Ao contrário, a miríade de versões dos critérios de “morte encefálica” introduzidos desde a publicação do artigo reveladoramente intitulado “Uma Definição do Coma Irreversível” em 1968 – mais de 30 versões apenas na primeira década – tem se tornado progressivamente mais permissiva. Paralelamente, um número crescente de membros da comunidade científica tem analisado mais acuradamente a “morte encefálica” e encontram-se verbalizando suas preocupações.
Para saber-se com certeza moral que “a completa e irreversível cessação de todas as atividades encefálicas (no cérebro, cerebelo e tronco encefálico)” ocorreu requer-se a total ausência de toda a circulação e respiração. A confirmação dessa ausência tornaria necessário que o cérebro, o cerebelo e o tronco encefálico houvessem sido destruídos, assim como o os sistemas circulatório e respiratório.
Nenhum dos conjuntos mutáveis dos “assim denominados ‘ critérios neurológicos” para a determinação da morte atende ao requisito do Papa de que sejam “rigorosamente aplicados” para assegurar-se “a completa e irreversível cessação de toda a atividade encefálica.” (5) De fato, a “morte encefálica” não é morte, e a morte não deve ser declarada a menos que todo o encéfalo e os sistemas respiratório e circulatório tenham sido destruídos.
Transplante de órgãos
Uma forma que é “eticamente aceitável” é a que corresponde à Lei Moral Natural e seus quatro axiomas: (1) O bem deve ser praticado, e o mal evitado. (2) O bem não deve ser sustado. (3) O mal não deve ser praticado. (4) O mal não deve ser praticado para a obtenção do bem.
Ao descrever a decisão de doar um órgão bastante apropriadamente como “um gesto decisivo”, o Papa ponderou, “A autenticidade humana de tal gesto requer que os indivíduos sejam apropriadamente informados a respeito dos processos envolvidos, de forma a acharem-se na posição de consentirem ou declinarem de forma consciente”. (3)
Para que seja apropriadamente informada, a pessoa que considera a doação de órgãos deve ser educada a respeito da natureza do transplante de órgãos. Em particular, ela deve ser avisada que, preliminarmente à excisão, seu coração encontrar-se- á saudável e capaz de participar da circulação e respiração normais, mas após a retirada de seu corpo de qualquer órgão necessário à vida, ela morrerá. O futuro “doador” deve também ser informado de que um agente paralisante será administrado para impedí-la de mover-se quando a incisão for feita e avisada se anestesia ser-lhe-á administrada preliminarmente à retirada dos seus órgãos, tal como tem sido recomendada por anestesistas.
Para que a liberdade não seja confundida com licença, deve-se assinalar que a liberdade consiste no exercício da liberdade individual em concordância com o raciocínio correto, que busca o bem e evita o mal. Matar-se a si ou a outrem jamais pode ser considerado de acordo com o raciocínio correto.
O Santo Padre faz uma restrição crítica à remoção de órgãos à luz da “singular dignidade da pessoa humana”, estipulando que os órgãos vitais que ocorrem unitariamente no corpo somente podem ser removidos após a morte, ou seja, removidos do corpo de quem se encontra certamente morto.” (4) O Papa acrescenta que “tal requisito é auto-evidente, já que agir-se de outra forma implica em provocar-se intencionalmente a morte do doador ao retirar-se seus órgãos”.
Para que os órgãos vitais sejam adequados para o transplante, porém, eles devem ser órgãos vivos removidos de seres humanos vivos. Ademais, como foi assinalado anteriormente, pessoas condenadas à morte ao terem declarada sua “morte encefálica” não se encontram “certamente mortas” mas, ao contrário, encontram-se certamente vivas.
Dessa forma, a adesão às restrições estipuladas pelo Papa e as proibições impostas pelo Próprio Deus na Lei Moral Natural impede o transplante de órgãos vitais únicos, um ato que causa a morte do “doador” e viola o quinto mandamento do Decálogo divino, “Não matarás” (Deut 5:17).
Paul A. Byrne, M.D., FAAP
Past President, Catholic Medical Association
Oregon, Ohio
Walt F. Weaver, M.D., FACC
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medicine
University of Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Rector, International Academy for Philosophy
Furstentum, Liechtenstein
Mercedes Arzu Wilson, L.H.D.
President, Family of the Americas Foundation
Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz Bishop Robert F. Vasa
Diocese of Lincoln Diocese of Baker
Lincoln, Nebraska Baker, Oregon
Archbishop Lawrence Saphonophon-Khai Fr. Christian Marie Charlot
Archdiocese of Thare-Nonseng Former Secretary, Pontifical Academy for Life
Sakkonakhon, Thailand President, World for Children
Bagnoregio, Italy
Prof. Josef Seifert, Ph.D. Mercedes Arzú Wilson, L.H.D.
Ordinary Member, Pontifical Academy for Life Ordinary Member, Pontifical Academy for Life
Rector, International Academy for Philosophy President, Family of the
Americas Foundation Furstenstum, Liechtenstein Dunkirk, Maryland
Judie Brown Fr. Thomas Euteneur.
Corresponding Member, Pontifical Academy for Life President, Human Life International
President, American Life League Front Royal, Virginia
Stafford, Virginia
Julie Grimstad Earl E. Appleby, Jr.
Director, Center for the Rights of the Terminally Ill Director, Citizens United Resisting Euthanasia
Stephens, Wisconsin Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
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Neleide Abila
Professor of Law, Universidade Paranaense
Guaira, Brazil
Madonna R. Adams. Ph.D.
Past Director, Center for Applied Ethics, Pace University
Instructor in Philosophy, Caldwell College
Caldwell, New Jersey
Lawrence A. Adekoya, kcss
Executive Director/National Organiser, Human Life Protection League
Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.
Maria Sophia Aguirre, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics, Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Fr. Fred Alexander, S.O.L.T.
General Procurator, Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity
Hythe, England
William B. Allen, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Jack Ames
Director, Defend Life
Baltimore, Maryland
Mary Jo Anderson
Contributing Editor, Crisis
Washington, DC
Br. Anthony, O.S.F.
Vocation Director, Franciscan Brothers of the Sacred Heart
Vice President, Diocesan Board of Catholic Education and Formation
Fargo, North Dakota
John P. Antony, J.D.
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Marcos Antonio Aranda, M.D.
Director, ICU, and Chief, Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Clinicordis
São Paulo, Brazil
João Araújo, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, Universidade Alberta
Lisbon, Portugal
Hamilton Reed Armstrong
Sculptor, Writer, Lecturer
Instructor in Art History, International Catholic University
Notre Dame, Indiana
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Michael Asuzu, M.D.
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University Teaching Hospital
Ibadan, Nigeria
Kathleen O. Balbach
Office Manager, Hope of St. Monica
Milford, Ohio
Marian Banducci
Director, Voice for the Unborn
Modesto, California
Elena Barberis
Social Assistant
Valmadoona, Italy
Carlo Barbieri
Genoa Representative, Famiglia e Civilità
Genoa, Italy
Deacon Roy Barkley, Ph.D.
Senior Editor, Texas State Historical Association
Austin, Texas
Gary L. Bauer
Chairman, Campaign for Working Families
Arlington, Virginia
Michael Bauman, Ph. D.
Professor of Theology and Culture and Director of Christian Studies, Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan
Dr. Med. Paolo Bavastro
Chief Dr. ICU and Department of Internal Medicine, Filderklinik
Fildestadt, Germany
Richard P. Becker, RN, MS MA
Bethel College
Mishawaka, Indiana
Michael J. Behe, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture
Seattle, Washington
Professor of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Christopher R. Bell
President, Good Counsel, Inc.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Joan Andrews Bell
Director, PIETA Mission
Hoboken, New Jersey
Dr. Andrew F. Bella
Consultant Physician, Michael Bella Memorial Hospital
Ibadan, Nigeria
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Yuri Belozorov
Director, Choose Life
Vladivostock, Russia
James Bendell
Attorney at Law
Port Townsend, Washington
J. Brian Benestad, Ph.D.
Corresponding Member, Pontifical Academy for Life
Board of Directors, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Professor of Theology, University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Iain T. Benson B.A. (Hons.), M.A., LLB.
Barrister & Solicitor
Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
Fr. Frederick Bentley, OHI
Anglican Priests for Life
Endinboro, Pennsylvania
Paul Bernetsky,
Executive Director, Youth for the Third Millennium
Potomac, Maryland
Robin Bernhoft, M.D., FACS
Chairman, National Parents Commission
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Andrew Richard Berry
Disability Rights Advocate
London, England
Giuseppe Bertolini, M.D.
Specialist in Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Ospedale Ruiniti di Roma
Rome, Italy
Cledson Ramos Bezerra
Attorney at Law
João Pessoa, Brazil
John F. Billings, J.D.
Attorney at Law
Lexington, Kentucky
Jerrold G. Black, M.D.
Family Practice Physician
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Karla Bladel, M.D., FACOG
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Vice President, Rock Island County Medical Society
Rock Island, Illinois
John W. Blewett
President Emeritus, The Wanderer Forum Foundation
Managing Editor, The Latin Mass
Ramsey, New Jersey
Stephanie Block
Director, Special Research Projects, The Wanderer Forum Foundation
Hudson, Wisconsin
Marcella K. Boehm
Cincinnati, Ohio
Wallace L. Boever, M.S.
Clinic Manager, Holy Family Medical Specialties
Lincoln, Nebraska
Paul C. Boling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Bible, William Jennings Bryan College
Dayton, Tennessee
Dr. Manuele Bondì
Department of Biological Evolution, Università di Parma
Parma, Italy
Massimo Bondì, M.D., L.D.
Former General Surgeon
Medical Board, Sydney, Australia
Professor of Surgical Pathology, Università degli Studî di Roma “La Sapienza”
Rome, Italy
Deacon Carlo Bonicello
Valmadonna, Italy
Stephen G. Brady
President, Roman Catholic Faithful
Petersburg, Illinois
Gerard V. Bradley, J.D.
Past President, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Vice President, American Public Philosophy Institute
Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Fr. Anthony Brankin, S.T.L.
Chaplain, Chicago Chapter, Legatus Foundation
St. Thomas More Church
Chicago, Illinois
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Dr. Michael Brear, MB, BS, DTM&H, LMCC
General Practitioner
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
William Brennan, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Service, St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Montague Brown, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Chair, Department of Psychology, St. Anselm’s College
Manchester, New Hampshire
Paul R. Bruch, M.D.
Past President, Connecticut Right to Life Corporation
Southbury, Connecticut
Léo Brust
Attorney at Law
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Rene Josef Bullecer, M.D.
Director. AIDS -Free Philippines. Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
Health Representative for Asia, Pontifical Council for Pastoral Health Care
Executive Director, HLI-Visayas, Mindanao
Visayas, Philippines
J. Kevin Burke, MSS, LSW
Theresa Karminski Burke, Ph.D.
Founders, Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Lilo Cadrin
President, St. Paul Pro-Life Association
St. Paul, Alberta, Canada
Guido Cantamessa, M.D.
Family Practice and Specialist in Anesthesia and Resuscitation
Bergamo, Italy
Rev. Graham Capill, BD, LLB
Party Leader, Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
Alberto Carosa
Journalist
Rome, Italy
Samuel B. Casey, J.D.
Executive Director and CEO, Christian Legal Society
Annandale, Virginia
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Keith Cassidy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History, University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Timothy A. Chichester
Executive Director, Yankee Samizdat
Austerlitz, New York
Motoharu Chimori
Onoda, Japan
Helen Cindrich
Executive Director, People Concerned for the Unborn Child
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Charley Clements
Director, Eagle Cross Alliance
Houston, Texas
Greg Clovis
Executive Director, Human Life International-UK
London, England
Kurt Clyne M.S., Pharm.D.
Director, Pharmacy, St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
Lincoln, Nebraska
Celso Galli Coimbra
Attorney at Law
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Cicero Galli Coimbra, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Anthony P. Cole, FRCP, RFCPCH
Director, Lejeune Clinic
London, England
Kathy Coll
Director, Pro-Life Coalition
Havertown, Pennsylvania
William F. Colliton, Jr., M.D., FACOG
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University
Washington, DC
Anne Costa
Friends for Life, Inc.
Baldwinsville, New York
William Cotter
Chairman, St. Stanislaus Council
President, Operation Rescue: Boston
Milton Village, Massachusetts
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Fr. Absalom Coutinho
Palmetto, Florida
Catherine T. Coyle, R.N., Ph.D.
Lecturer, School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Carlito V. Cruz, M.D.
General Surgeon, St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan
Gregg Cunningham, J.D.
Executive Director, The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform
Los Angeles, California
Joseph W. Cunningham, Esq.
President, The Society of Blessed Gianna Beretta Molla
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
W. Patrick Cunningham
Principal, Central Catholic High School
San Antonio, Texas
Lorna L. Cvetkovitch, M.D.
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Lincoln, Nebraska
Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS, S.T.D,
President, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Professor of Theology and Director, Salesian Center of Faith and Culture, DeSales University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Mary Davenport, M.D., FACOG
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
El Sobrante, California
Michael Davies
President, International Una Voce Federation
London, England
Camille E. De Blasi, M.A.
Director, Center for Life Principles
Redmond, Washington
Kurenai Deguchi
Spiritual Leader, Oomoto
Kameoka, Japan
Kyotaro Deguchi
Advisor, Oomoto Foundation
Kameoka, Japan
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Dr. Michael Delany
London, England
Deacon Rafael de los Reyes
Pax Catholic Communications, Archdiocese of Miami
Miami, Florida
Roberto de Mattei
Professor of Modern History, Università degli Studî di Cassino
Cassino, Italy
William A. Dembski, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture, Discovery Institute
Seattle, Washington
Associate Research Professor in the Conceptual Foundations of Science, Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Fr. Edouard de Mentque, F.S.S.P.
Chaplain, Latin Mass Community
Kansas City, Kansas
Robert Desmond, M.D.
Emergency Department, Wood County Hospital
Bowling Green, Ohio
Raymond J. de Souza
Catholic Apologist and Founder, St. Gabriel’s Communications
Forrestfield, Australia
Robert A. Destro, J.D.
Professor of Law and Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Religion and Law
Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Fr. Alphonse de Valk, c.s.b.
Editor and Publisher, Catholic Insight
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Donald K. DeWolf, J.D.
Senior Fellow, Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture, Discovery Institute
Seattle, Washington
Professor of Law, Gonzaga University School of Law
Spokane, Washington
Marie Dietz
Director, Center for Pro-Life Studies
North Troy, Vermont
John R. Diggs, Jr., M.D.
Medical Board, National Abstinence Clearinghouse
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Bernard Dobranski, J.D.
Vice-President, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Dean and Professor of Law, Ave Maria Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Chiara Donati
Ravenna, Italy
David J. Dooley, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of English, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto
Associate Editor, Catholic Insight
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Bert P. Dorenbos
President, Schreeuw Om Leven
Hilversum, Netherlands
John F. Downs
Director, Partners in the Cross
Mt. Jackson, Virginia
Jim Dowson
National Organizer, Precious Life Scotland
Cumbernauld, Scotland
Tim Drake
Journalist, National Catholic Register
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Thomas A. Drolesky, Ph.D.
Publisher and Editor, Christ or Chaos
Cincinnati, Ohio
Christina Dunigan
Writer and Researcher
Former Pro-Life Guide, About.com
Baltimore, Maryland
Lloyd J. Duplantis, Jr., P.D.
President Emeritus, Pharmacists for Life International
Gray, Louisiana
Sr. Lucille Durocher
Founder, St. Joseph’s Workers for Life & Family
Vanier, Ontario, Canada
Cheryl Eckstein
Founder and President, Compassionate Healthcare Network
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Reinhold Eichinger
Founder, Pro Life Data Exchange/Börse für das Leben
Duesseldorf, Germany
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Charbel El-Chaar
Director, St. Charbel for Life
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kenneth G. Elzinga, Ph.D., L.H.D.
Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Randy Engel
President, The Michael Fund International Foundation for Genetic Research
Export, Pennsylvania
Robert D. Enright, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Development, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
David Wainwright Evans, M.D., FRCP
Fellow Commoner of Queens’ College
Cambridge, England
H. Martyn Evans, Ph.D.
Director Emeritus, Center for Philosophy and Health Care, University of Swansea
Swansea, Wales
Joseph C. Evers, M.D., FAAP
Pediatrician
McLean, Virginia
Timothy R. Fangman, M.D., FACC
Cardiovascular Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska
Sydney O. Fernandes, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S., ABIM, ABFP
Internal Medicine
Oregon, Ohio
Vera Maria Vargas Ferreira
Attorney
Porto Alegre, Brazil
J. Fraser Field
Executive Officer, Catholic Educator’s Resource Center
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
James P. Finnegan
Co-Director, Vote Life America
Barrington, Illinois
Timothy H. Fisher, M.D.
Family Practice Physician
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Fr. Gregoire J. Fluet, Ph.D. candidate
Pastor, St Bridget of Kildare
Moodus, Connecticut
Frank J. Forlini Jr. M.D.
Cardiologist
Director, Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Illinois
Rock Island, Illinois
David F. Forte, J.D.
Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio
Jeffrey L. Fortenberry, M.S., M.A.
Member, Lincoln City Council
Lincoln, Nebraska
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Ph.D.
Professor of History and Humanities, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Nelson Fragelli
Director, Droit de Naître
Paris, France
Sheila Franco
Geologist
Niterói, Brazil
Winston L. Frost, LL.M.
Dean, Trinity Law School
Santa Ana, California
Luigi Gagliardi, M.D.
Head Physician, Department of Thoracic Surgery (retired)
Ospedale Forlanini di Roma
Professor Emeritus
Università degli Studî di Roma ‘La Sapienza’
Rome, Italy
Fr. Daniel Gauthier, o.ff.m.
Pastor, St. Margaret of Scotland Church
North Lancaster, Ontario, Canada
Sean Marie Gertz, Esq.
Tony Gertz
Attorney at Law
Reading, Ohio
Brian Gibson
Executive Director, Pro-Life Action Ministries
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Maciej Giertych, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Chairman, Department of Genetics, Institute of Dendrology, Polska Akademia Nauk
Kórnik, Poland
Camille Giglio
Director, California Right to Life
Pleasant Hill, California
Jennifer Ann Gigowski
Jerry Thomas Gigowski
Founders, Life Is Precious Ministries
Indianapolis, Indiana
Fr. Patrick Gillooly
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Steve Gilmore
Charlotte, North Carolina
Corrado Gnerre
Professor of Religion, Instituti Scienze Religiose ‘Giovanni Paolo II’ di Foggia
Foggia, Italy
Gentil Gonçales Filho
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Pontificia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Campinas, Brazil
Marcelo A. González
Executive Editor, Panorama Católico Internacional
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fr. James E. Goode, OFM, Ph.D.
President, National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life
New York, New York
Giuseppe Gori
Leader, Family Coalition Party of Ontario
Stoufville, Ontario, Canada
Carlo Govoni, M.D.
Surgeon and Specialist in Ear and Throat and 1st Level Director, Ospedale di Verbania
Verbania, Italy
Alice Ann Grayson
Founder and President, Veil of Innocence
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Samuel Gregg, D.Phil.
Director, Center for Economic Personalism, Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R., Ed. D.
Director, Office for Spiritual Development, Archdiocese of New York
Larchmont, New York
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Karel F. Gunning, M.D.
President, World Federation of Doctors Who Respect Human Life
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Fr. Matthew Habiger, O.S.B., Ph.D.
Board of Directors, Human Life International
Front Royal, Virginia
Emil Hagamu
Chairman, Pro-Life Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Lucy Hancock, Ph.D.
Consultant, World Bank
Washington, DC
Mark Harrington
Executive Director, The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform—Midwest
Westerville, Ohio
Denny Hartford
Director, Vital Signs Ministries
Omaha, Nebraska
Charles Harvey
Contributing Editor, Envoy
Steubenville, Ohio
Lucky M. Hatta
Founder and President, Pro Life Indonesia
Turangga Bandung, Indonesia
The Rt. Rev. Mark Haverland, Ph.D.
Bishop Ordinary, Diocese of the South
Anglican Catholic Church
Athens, Georgia
Paul L. Hayes, M.D., FACOG
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Lincoln, Nebraska
Les Hemingway, M.D.
Family Physician
Morlane, Australia
Carlos Heredia F.
Commercial Engineer
Professor Emeritus, Universidad de Cuenca
Professor Emeritus, Universidad del Azuay
Cuenca, Ecuador “Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 16)
Jerome B. Higgins, D.V.M.
Chairman, Long Island Coalition for Life
Ronkonkoma, New York
David J. Hill, M.A., FRCA
Emeritus Consultant Anesthetist
Cambridge, England
Jonathan Hill
Chairman, Massachusetts Reform Party
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Yasumi Hirose
Honorary President, Jinuri Aizenkai
Kameoka, Japan
Helen Hull Hitchcock
Director, Women for Faith & Family
St. Louis, Missouri
James Hitchcock, Ph.D.
Senior Editor, Touchstone
Past President, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Professor of History, St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Benno Hofschulte
Director, Aktion SOS LEBEN
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Terence J. Hughes, Ph.D.
Professor of Geological Sciences and Quaternary and Climate Studies, University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Glenn M. Hultgren, D.C.
Chairman, Christian Bioethics Awareness Committee
Founder and Executive Secretary, Christian Chiropractors Association
Fort Collins, Colorado
Rachel Hurst
Director, Disability Awareness in Action
London, England
Thomas Hutte, M.D.
Surgeon, A.C.S.
Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky
John J. Jakubczyk
Board of Directors, National Lawyers Association
President, Arizona Right to Life
Phoenix, Arizona
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The Reverend Canon Eric Jarvis, M.A.
Canon Emeritus, Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Wilfrid
Ripon, England
Marianne M. Jennings, J.D.
Professor of Legal and Ethical Studies and Director, Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona
Fr. David Albert Jones, O.P., M.A.
Director, Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics
London, England
Derek L. Jones
Councillor, Deal Town Council
Deal, England
Michael M. Jordan, Ph.D.
Kirk Professor in English and Director, American Studies Program, Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan
Anthony M. Kam, M.D., FACS
Chief of Staff, Sheridan Community Hospital
Sheridan, Michigan
Dr. med. Claudia Kaminski
Chairman, Aktion Lebensrecht für Alle e.V.
Chairman, Bundesverband Lebensrecht (BVL)
Düsseldorf, Germany
George Byron Kerford, Ph.D.
Chairman and CEO, World Association of Persons with disAbilities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Genevieve S. Kineke
Editor, Canticles
Host, Women in the Church Today
Executive Director, Catholic Alliance of Women
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Andreas Kirchmair
President, Werk für menschenwuerdige Therapieformen
Senior Consultant
Graz, Austria
Nelson D. Kloosterman, Th.D.
Professor of Ethics and New Testament, Mid-America Reformed Seminary
Dyer, Indiana
M.A. Klopotek, Dr. Eng. Habil.
Professor, Institute of Computer Sciences, Akademia Polska
Siedice, Poland “Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth – Page 18
Mary Ann Kreitzer
President, Les Femmes
Vienna, Virginia
Al Kresta
CEO, Ave Maria Radio
Host, Kresta in the Afternoon
Executive Editor, Credo
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mary Ann Kuharski
Director, Prolife Across America
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Arthur M. Kunath, M.D., LTCΒUSAR (ret.)
Rheumatologist, Kunath, Burte, Temming, M.D. PSC
Covington, Kentucky
Paul Lagan
President, Alliance for Life Ministries
Madison, Wisconsin
Thomas Langan, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Toronto
President, Catholic Civil Rights League
Toronto, Canada
Jerome L’Ecuyer, M.D., FAAP
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Charles T. Lester, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
Marco Lettieri
Natale Lettieri
Ombretta, Italy
Fr. Robert J. Levis, Ph.D.
Co-Host, The Web of Faith, EWTN
Spiritual Director, Fraternitas Marialis Regina Cleri
Vice President, Confraternity of Catholic Clergy
Erie, Pennsylvania
Thomas H. Lieser, M.D., MPH, FACOEM
Board Certified, Family Practice and Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Adjunct Faculty, Medical College of Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
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James Likoudis
Past President, Catholics United for the Faith
Montour Falls, New York
Felice Livi, M.D.
Rome, Italy
Greg P. Lloyd, M.A.
Executive Director, National Coalition of Clergy and Laity
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Pat Lohman
Director, AAAWomen for Choice of Manassas Pregnancy Center
Manassas, Virginia
Stephen B. Lopez, Esq.
Board of Directors, National Lawyers Association
Founder and Board of Directors, Life Legal Defense Foundation
President and CEO, Light Horse Ventures, LLC
San Francisco, California
Rudolph M. Lohse
Faithful Catholics of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Dr. med. Johann Loibner
General Practitioner
Graz, Austria
Luiz Anderson Lopes, M.D.
Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Professor of Pediatrics, Universidade de Santo Amoro
São Paulo, Brazil
Nicholas J. Lowry
Secretary, Latin Mass Society of Ireland
Editor, Brandsma Review
Dun Loaghaire, Ireland
Daniel Lynch
Judge
Director, Apostolates of the Missionary Image and Jesus King of All Nations
St. Albans, Vermont
Rev. Patrick Mahoney
Director, Christian Defense Coalition
Washington, DC
David P. Marciniak, R.N.
Host, Seek First
WLOF-FM
Buffalo, New York “Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 20)
Gordon Marino, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Director, Hong/Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
Honorable Bob Marshall
Member, Virginia House of Delegates—13th District
Manassas, Virginia
Curtis Martin
President, Fellowship of Catholic University Students
Greeley, Colorado
Fr. Paul Marx, O.S.B., Ph.D.
Founder, Human Life International
Founder, Population Research Institute
Collegeville, Minnesota
Satou Masahiko
Journalist
Sapporo, Japan
Kouji Matsumoto
Editor, INOCHI Journal
Kobe, Japan
Maria Cristina Mattioli
Judge, 15th Circuit Federal Labor Court
Campinas, Brazil
Fr. Daniel Maurer, C.J.D.
Canons Regular of Jesus the Lord
Vladivostok, Russia
Hermengild J. Mayunga
Executive Director, Care of the Needy
Mwanza, Tanzania
Msgr. John F. McCarthy, J.C.D., S.T.D.
Editor, Living Tradition
Director General, The Society of the Oblates of Wisdom
Eastman, Wisconsin
John McCarthy, Q.C.
President, St. Thomas More Society
Sydney, Australia
Kathleen B. McCormick
Newport, Kentucky
Dr. Patricia McEwen
Ministry Coordinator, Life Coalition International
Melbourne Florida
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Patricia McKeever B.Ed. M.Th.
Editor, Catholic Truth
Kilsyth, Scotland
Teresa McKenna, M.D., FRCA, FRCP(C)
Anesthetist
Markham, Ontario. Canada
Daphne McLeod
Chairman, Ecclesia et Pontifice
Great Bookham, England
Fr. James McLucas
Editor in Chief, The Latin Mass
Ramsey, New Jersey
Jay McNally
Trustee, Call to Holiness
Managing Editor, Credo
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Philip D. McNeely, M.D.
Family Practice Physician
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mary S. Meade, Esq. *
Executive Director, The Natural Law Center
Falls Church, Virginia
Walter Menz
Attorney at Law
Porto Alegre, Brazil
The Rt. Rev. Robert W.S. Mercer, CR
Diocesan Bishop, Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Clare McGrath Merkle
Editor, The Cross and the Veil
St. Clement’s Bay, Maryland
Fr. Daniel Meynen
Author
Host, Homily Service
Jambes, Belgium
Niamh Nic Mhathuna
Chairwoman, Mother and Child Campaign, Youth Defence
Dublin, Ireland
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Daniel Michael
Co-Coordinator, Small Victories, NFP
Highland, Illinois
Mark Miravale, Ph.D., S.T.D.
Professor of Theology, Franciscan University
Steubenville, Ohio
Brian Moccia, RRT
Registered Respiratory Therapist (retired), St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Charles Molineaux
President, The Brent Society
Arlington, Virginia
Maria Giuliani Monica
San Andrea do Sorbello, Italy
Dr. Orestes P. Monzon
Professor and Chairman, Division of Radiological Sciences, Santo Tomas University Hospital
Manila, Philippines
Fr. James Morrow
Humane Vitae House
Braemar, Scotland
Steven W. Mosher
President, Population Research Institute
Front Royal, Virginia
Judge Joseph Moylan
Omaha, Nebraska
Antonio Agostino Mura
Pisa, Italy
Katsutoyo Nakagawa
Kastsushika-ku, Japan
Nerina Negrello
President, Lega Nazionale Contro la Predazione di Organi e la Morte a cuore Battente
Bergamo, Italy
Dale J. Nelson, M.A., M.S.
Associate Professor of Communication Arts, Mayville State University
Mayville, North Dakota
“Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 23)
Dr. Claude E. Newbury, M.B., B.Ch., D.T. M&H., D.O.H., M.F.G.P.,
D.P.H., D.A., D.C.H., M.Prax. Med.
President, Pro-Life South Africa
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
Richard G. Nilges, M.D., FACS
Neurosurgeon
Valparaiso, Indiana
Dr. Peggy Norris, MB Chb, BAO
Chairman, A.L.E.R.T.
Hon. Secretary, Doctors Who Respect Human Life
London, England
Marquis Luigi Coda Nunziante di San Fernando
President, Famiglia Domani
Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Nuzzo
Corporate Legal Representative
Caserta, Italy
David Obeid, M.A.
Co-Founder, Lumen Verum Apologetics
Assistant Editor, Lumen Verum Apologetics
Belfield, Australia
Fr. Denis Edward O’Brien, M.M.
Spiritual Director, American Life League
St. Pius X Church
Dallas, Texas
Matthew B. O’Brien
President, Pro-Life Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
John O’Connell
Editor, Catholic Faith
San Francisco, California
David S. Oderberg, B.A., L.L.B, D.Phil.
Reader in Philosophy, University of Reading
Reading, England
Yvonne Odero
True Love Waits—Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Charles O’Donnell, MRCP, DA, EDIC, FFAGM
Consultant in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
Whipps Cross Hospital
London, England
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Martha Ogburn, R.N., M.S.
Director, Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center
Salisbury, Maryland
Prof. Gabriel A. Ojo
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Ruth D. Oliver, M.D., FRCP(C)
Psychiatrist
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Dolores Orlando
Lecture Series Director, Defend Life
Baltimore, Maryland
Jean-Francois Orsini, TOP, Ph.D., KHS
President, St. Antoninus Institute
Washington, DC
Mary Jane Owen, M.S.W., TOP
Executive Director, National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities
Washington, DC
John Pacheco
Vice President, Canadian Operations
Catholic Apologetics International
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Frank Padilla
Director, Couples for Christ
Manila, Philippines
Tony C. Palmer, ScD, FRCVS
Veterinary Neurologist
University of Cambridge, England
Terri Palmquist
Tim Palmquist
Founders, Voice for Life
Co-Chairmen, LifeSavers Ministries
Bakersfield, California
Ron Panzer
President, Hospice Patients Alliance
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Eugenio Papotti
Contigliano, Italy
Larry Parsons, M.D.
Family Practice Physician, Board Certified
Omaha, Nebraska
“Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 25)
Fr. Radoslaw Pawlowski, C.M.
Den Hellige Families Kirke and Sankt Hans Kirke
Birkerød, Denmark
Rod Pead
Editor, Christian Order
London, England
Captain (Ret.) Charles J. Pelletier, II
President, Mother and Unborn Baby Care of Northern Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Mary Patricia Pelletier
Vice President, Raphael (God Heals) of Northern Texas, Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas
Luca Poli, M.D.
Neurologist
Boselga de Pine
Trento, Italy
Michael Potts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Methodist College
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Mark Power
Olivia Power
Queensland State Presidents, National Association of Catholic Families
Toowomba, Australia
Patrick Quirk, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Law
Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia
Walter Ramm
Director, AKTION LEBEN, e.V.
Absteinach, Germany
Roberta Ranzato
Padua, Italy
Sam Ratcliffe, Ph.D.
Head, Bywaters Special Collection
Hamon Arts Library
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Vittoria Ravagli
Editor, Le Voice della Luna
Sasso Marconi, Italy
“Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 26)
Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
Senior Editor, Touchstone
Chicago, Illinois
Theodore P. Rebard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
University of St. Thomas
Houston, Texas
Adam Redmon
Director, Crossroads
Stafford, Virginia
Fr. Richard J. Rego, S.T.L.
Immaculate Conception Parish
Ajo, Arizona
Marlene Reid
President, Human Life Alliance
St. Paul, Minnesota
Charles E. Rice, LL.M., J.S.D.
Professor Of Law
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Fr. George M. Rinkowski
Toledo, Ohio
Fr. Chad Ripperger, F.S.S.P. Ph.D.
Professor of Moral Theology and Philosophy
St. Gregory the Great Seminary
Seward, Nebraska
Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary
Denton, Nebraska
Maria Luisa Robbiati, M.D.
General Medicine and Specialist in Anesthesia and Resuscitation
Rome, Italy
Gelson Luis Roberto
Clinical Psychologist
Associação Brasileira de Etnopsiquiatria e Psiquiatria Social
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Gilson Luis Roberto, M.D.
Clinical Medicine
Medical Clinic
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Margaret Robinson
Timothy Robinson
Coordinators, Belize Catholic Institute for Human Life
Benque Viejo, Belize
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Fr. Ed Roche, S.O.L.T.
Pastor, Santa Maria de la Esperanza
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Bonnie Chernin Rogoff
Founder, Jews for Life
New York, New York
Mercedes C. Rohe, R.Ph., B.S.
Retired Pharmacist
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jaqui Rose
Catholic Action Life League
Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
Gerald L. Rowles, Ph.D.
Clinucal Psychologist
Founder and President, Dads Against the Divorce Industry
Johnston, Iowa
Kevin Ryan, Ph.D.
Founder and Director Emeritus, Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Derek Sakowski,
Seminarian, Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, Ohio
Peter W. Salsich, Jr., J.D.
McDonnell Professor of Justice in American Society
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Pastor Russell E. Saltzman, M.Div.
Editor, Forum Letter
Pastor, Ruskin Heights Lutheran Church
Kansas City, Missouri
Br. John M. Samaha, S.M.
Writer
Retired High School Teacher
Past Officer, Mariological Society of America
Cupertino, California
Arlene Sawicki
Chair, Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Co-Director, Vote Life America
Great Barrington, Illinois
Antonio Scacco
Professor, Magistero di Bari
Editorial Director, Rivista Future Shock
Bari, Italy
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Rich Scanlon
Executive Director, Human Life Alliance
St. Paul, Minnesota
Michael A. Scaperlanda, J.D.
Edwards Family Professor of Law
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Joseph M. Scheidler
Executive Director, Pro-Life Action League
Chicago, Illinois
Robert J. Schihl, Ph.D.
Catholic Apologist
Professor of Communication
Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Dr. med. Ingolf Schmid-Tannwald
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Medical School
Universitat Munchen
President, Atze fur das Leben e.V.
Munich, Germany
Walter H. Schneider
Founder, Fathers for Life
Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada
Fr. Scott Seethaler, O.F.M. Cap.
Professional Advisory Board, People Concerned for the Unborn Child
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elida Seguin, Ph.D.
Professor of Law
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pam Seliga
President, Students for Human Life
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minnesota
Michal Semin
Director, The Civic Insitute
Prague, Czech Republic
Mary Senander
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Dott. Dario Sepe
Specialist in Liver Diseases and Gastroenterology
Università di Roma
Rome, Italy
Giuseppi Sermonti
Profesor Emeritus of Genetics, Universities of Palermo and Perugia
Editor, Rivista di Biologia
Rome, Italy
Rogerio Passos Severo, MA
Professor of Philosophy of Law and Logic
Faculdades Ritter dos Reis
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Dr. John B. Shea, M.B., B.Ch., FRCP(C)
Past President, Toronto Catholic Doctors Guild
Past President, Canadian Chapter of Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Member of the Board, Catholic Civil Rights League
Associate Editor, Catholic Insight
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jerome T.Y. Shen, M.D., FAAP
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Kunihiko Shimamoto
President, Jinrui Aizenkai
Kameoka, Japan
Raimondo Siciliano
High School Teacher
Belluno, Italy
Josephine Siedlecka
Editor, Independent Catholic News
London, England
Saulo Sirena
Attorney at Law
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Fr. Robertas Gedydas Skrinskas
President, Pro Vita
Kauno, Lithuania
Fr. Kenneth M. Slattery, C.M., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
St. John’s University
Jamaica, New York
Bernadette Smyth
President, Precious Life
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Joseph Sobran
Columnist, The Wanderer
Founder and Editor, Sobran’s
Vienna, Virginia
Dick Sobsey
Professor of Educational Psychology
Director, J.P. Das Developmental Disabilities Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Phyllis A. Sower
Attorney at Law
Co-Founder, Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy
Frankfort, Kentucky
Nair Maria Spessatto
Public Officer
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Fr. Ernest G. Spittler, S.J., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
John Carroll University
University Heights, Ohio
Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth
Editor, Lifewatch
President, Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality
Morehead City, North Carolina
John P. Stanton
Executive Director, Pro-Life Union of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Oreland, Pennsylvania
Donna Steichen
author
Ojai, California
Peggy Stone
mother of “donor” victim Nicholas, age 9
Founder, Silent Hearts
Darling Point, Australia
Thomas Sulivan
President, St. Michael Media
Hudson, Florida
Robert A. Sungenis, M.A.
President, Catholic Apologetics International
Alexandria, Virginia
Leon J. Suprenant, Jr.
President, Catholics United for Faith
Steubenville, Ohio
“Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 31)
Robert Sutherland
President, Right to Life Association of Thunder Bay and Area
Thunder Bay, Ontario. Canada
Fr. Richard L.B. Sutter, S.S.M.
Web Minister, Anglocatholic Central
Ellicott, Colorado
Thomas S. Taylor
Laurie Balbach Taylor
President, Hope of St. Monica
Milford, Ohio
Fr. Joseph Terra, F.S.S.P.
Chaplain, Latin Mass Community
Sacramento, California
Dr. Pravin Thevatathasan, MRC Psych., MSc.
Consultant Psychiatrist
London, England
Corinne Thomley
President, Illinois Lutherans for Life
Mattoon, Illinois
Msgr. Timothy J. Thorburn
Vicar General, Diocese of Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Fr. Hugh S. Thwaites, S.J.
Bexhill, England
William J. Tighe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Fr. Stephen Torraco, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for the Study of the Magisterial Teaching of the Church
Associate Professor of Theology
Assumption College
Worcester, Massachusetts
Ugo Tozzini
Civil Engineer
Degree in Religious Science, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, Rome
Author, Mors tua, Vita mea: Espianto d’organi umani: la morte è un’opinione?
Turin, Italy
Dr. Adrian Treloar, MRCP, MRC Psych.
Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry
Guys, Kings and St. Thomas Hospital
London, England
“Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 32)
Giovanni Turco
Member, Pontifical Roman Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
Professor of Philosophy
Instituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli
Naples, Italy
Sue Turner, M.Sci.
Troy, Alabama
Bruce Uditsky, M.Ed.
Executive Director, Alberta Association for Community Living
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Masumi Ugajin
Taitu-Ku, Japan
Leslie J. Unruh
Founder and President, National Abstinence Clearinghouse
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Dr. Cristina Valea
Predident, Pro Vita Medica
Timasoara, Romania
Sr. Paula Vandegaer, S.S.S., L.C.W.S.
Founder, Scholl Institute of Bioethics
President, International Life Services
Los Angeles, California
Gene Edward Veith, Ph.D.
Director, Cranach Institute
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, Wisconsin
Dr. Josephine Venn-Treloar, MRCGP
General Practioner
London, England
Prof. Guido Vignelli
Director. SOS Ragazzi
Rome, Italy
Angelo Vigorelli, dr. chem.
Castalpusterlengo, Italy
Debra L. Vinnedge
Director, Children of God for Life
Clearwater, Florida
Fr. Kenneth P. Vinsel III
St. Mary’s Anglican Catholic Church
Denver, Colorado
Dr. Paul Vooht
Stevenage Herts, England
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Humprhey Waldock
Barrister
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vikki Walton
Writer and Speaker
Board of Directors, Colorado Writers Fellowship
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Gerald J. Wanjohi
Publisher, WAJIBU: a journal of social and religious concern
Nairobi, Kenya
Fr. Raphael Wanjohi, Ph.D., D. Min.
Professor of Moral Theology and Clinical Psychology
Director, Pro-Life Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Matthew Ward
Attorney at Law
Charles Town, West Virginia
Luhra Tivis Warren
Author and Speaker, Christ-Like Ministry
Little Rock, Arkansas
Yoshio Watanabe, M.D., FACC
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Fujita Health University
Consultant Cardiologist, Chiba Tokushu-kai Hospital
Funabashi, Japan
Dean Weber, C.P.A.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Germaine Wensley, R.N., B.S.
Immediate Past President, California Nurses for Ethical Standards
Los Angeles, California
Juli Loesch Wiley
Founder, Prolifers for Survival
Johnson City, Tennessee
Richard G. Wilkins, J.D.
Professor of Law, J. Rueben Clark Law School
Managing Director, World Family Policy Center
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Kieron Wood
Special Advisor, Latin Mass Society of Ireland
Barrister at Law
Dublin, Ireland
“Brain Death”—Enemy of Life and Truth (Page 34)
Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Editor, The Latin Mass
Intructor of History
Suffolk Community College
Brentwood, New York
Laverne Wormley
President, California Lutherans for Life
Chatham, California
Pam Yaksich
High School Principal
Omaha, Nebraska
John Spencer Yantiss
Founder and President, LifeAffirm
Helena, Alabama
Masafumi Yashida
Graduate Student
Suginami-ku, Japan
Francis Young
Centre for Thomistic Studies
Sydney, Australia
Robert V. Young, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Director of Graduate Programs, Department of English
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
John W.S. Yun, M.D., FRCP(C)
Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology
Richmond Health Science Centre
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Fiorenzo Zanette, M.D.
Treviso, Italy
Mary Lynn Ziegler, MSW, LCSW-C
Founder, De Marillac Center
Emmitsburg, Maryland
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