MH&B Lecture Series

Our faculty presents weekly lectures during The Graduate School's Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters every Thursday from noon to 12:50pm in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie building. Due to public interest, we have made these lectures open to all, inside and outside the Northwestern community. Please feel free to bring a lunch. Beginning this year, we are recording these lectures and making them available online. These recordings are playable in iTunes and include the presentation slides in sync with the audio. More information is available here. Key to recording symbols: Available Will be available soon Will not be made available (More information)

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Lecture Series

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Forced Transfusion of Children of Jehovah's Witnesses

Thursday, October 25
Gray Seminar Room in Lurie

This lecture will discuss the ethical dilemmas that arise when the children of Jehovah's witnesses require blood transfusions. When, if ever, is it right to act against the family's wishes & beliefs in the interest of the child's health?

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In Support of Physician-Assisted Death and Maybe Euthanasia

Thursday, November 1
Gray Seminar Room in Lurie

This lecture will examine physician-assisted death and the different names it goes by—physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia. What do these different terms imply? And more importantly, when is a physician right to perform any of these?