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Posted on 04/09/2005 2:07:11 PM PDT by cpforlife.org
A multidisciplinary association of scholars speaking out for human life
University Faculty for Life (UFL) is a group of faculty in various disciplines who respect the value of human life from its inception to natural death. Since its founding in 1989, UFL has promoted multi-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration among professors on abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia. One of UFL's principal purposes is to educate the community about life issues and the reasons behind pro-life positions.
To further those educational objectives, UFL issues the following statement on the Terri Schiavo situation.
The Terri Schiavo case is complex, and the situation becomes more complex with every passing day. There is a risk, however, that the multiple court decisions and hearings and legislative efforts are obscuring a basic point. The real injustice of the court proceedings authorizing the withdrawal of her food and water is that they have failed to recognize the intrinsic dignity and value of her life. In fact, every human being, however seriously ill or disabled, has a dignity that must be honored by the state and by society. Terri Schiavo, just like the rest of us, ought to be entitled to the same protections that the rest of us enjoy. For Terri Schiavo, the provision of food and water is basic care that ought to be obligatory. The court opinions authorizing her starvation reject the sanctity of life ethic that has been an important foundation for the Western legal tradition. These opinions accept the logic that there are some lives that are not worth living.
This attack on the sanctity of life ought to be rejected. Accordingly, UFL deplores the decision to withdraw Terri Schiavo's food and water and supports efforts to protect her right to life and the inherent dignity of every human being.
UFL Board of Directors - March 22, 2005
The Second Annual Pro-Life Science Technology Symposium will be on Sept 24th, 2005 in Dayton, OH. See their call for abstracts here, and their website, www.prolifetechnology.org, for a listing of our first symposium papers presented on May 1, 2004.
February 6, 2005
UFL is proud to announce that the UFL's 2004 Scholarly Achievement Award in English Studies has been presented to Cecilia Ollhoff of Springfield Ohio for her essay "Analyzing Robert Frost's 'Home Burial' Using Reader-Response Literary Theory." This is the first time that this award has been given, and we heartily congratulate the winner for her fine work. Applications are now being accepted for the 2005 competition.
June 14, 2004
Proceedings for Life and Learning XIII (2003) now available in the right hand column.
See the schedule of "Our Coming Conference" link. See also the text of the 2004 conference plaque.
May 19, 2004
Submissions to UFL Past Proceedings and Annotated Bibliography are being updated continually. Click the link below to submit your article for the annotated bibliography.
October 31, 2003
Announcing the University Faculty for Life Scholarly Achievement Award in English Studies. Read the
call for papers and award information.
Volumes 10 and 11 of Life & Learning are now in .pdf format in the past proceedings directory. Authors are invited to contact the webmaster if you would like your essay to remain in, or also be available in .html format.
September 4, 2003
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The Historical Roots of the Pro-Life Movement: Assessing the Pro-Choice Account
Keith Cassidy
http://www.uffl.org/vol%205/cassidy5.pdf
A MAJOR WORK - IMO
Since its second conference in 1992, UFL has published an annual Proceedings collecting the papers presented at its conferences. Members whose dues are paid receive the Proceedings each year, as do university and college libraries across the country. For copies, write to the Editor:
Fr. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J.
Department of Philosophy
Fordham University
Bronx, NY 10458
A partial topical index of the UFL proceedings is available here.
Contents of UFL Conference Proceedings Available Online:
Life and Learning XII
Contents of UFL Conference Proceedings, Life and Learning II - IX:
Life and Learning II
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
FEATURED SPEAKER
RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES
SOCIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Life and Learning III
REASONABLE DISCOURSE IN THE PUBLIC FORUM
PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
DEFINING PERSONHOOD
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
LEGAL AND MEDICAL ISSUES
Life and Learning IV
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
CONTEMPORARY CURRENTS
THE QUESTION OF EUTHANASIA
THE QUESTION OF ABORTION
MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES
RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Life and Learning V
POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES
LITERARY PERSPECTIVES
LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
QUESTIONS AT LIFE'S END
THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT
Life and Learning VI
CONTEMPORARY CURRENTS: EUTHANASIA AND INFANTICIDE
POPULATION QUESTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
QUESTIONS OF SEXUAL ETHICS
INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES
THE CULTURE OF LIFE AND THE CULTURE OF DEATH
Life and Learning VII
I. CONTEMPORARY CURRENTS
II. PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
III. MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES
IV. RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
V. HISTORICAL AND LITERARY PERSPECTIVES
Life and Learning VIII
I. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
II. SUPREME COURT FOCUS
III. THE RIGHT-TO-LIFE MOVEMENT
IV. LITERARY AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
V. PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES
VI. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Life and Learning IX
CURRENT ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL MORAL THEORY
LEGAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
MEDICAL PERSPECTIVES
LITERARY PERSPECTIVES
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