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The Catholic Medical Association is an organization of Catholic physician, dentists and health care professionals in the United States and Canada. It has about 900 members.〔("Catholic Medical Association urges sweeping health care reforms" ), Catholic News Service, October 12, 2004〕 ==Description== The organization studies and holds conferences on topics that relate spirituality and health. For instance, the theme of the 74th annual meeting in 2005 was ''The Biological and Spiritual Development of the Child'', and was attended by physicians from 43 US states and Canada, as well as a number of theologians.〔''Catholic Medical Association links medicine and spirituality'' (CNS News November 3, 2005 )〕 Another example of the interleaving of religion and medicine that permeates the organization was the 2008 White Mass for healthcare professionals, held on the feast of Saint Luke, the patron saint of physicians. The organization started around 1932 as local guilds of physicians meeting in various diocese and then became the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations, based in Rome. It eventually became the Catholic Medical Association. It publishes a journal of medical ethics, the ''Linacre Quarterly'', which it claims to be one of the foremost medical journals in the field of medical ethics.〔(Interview in ''Priests for Life'' )〕 The organization continues to comment on current policies of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.〔''Catholic Medical Association faults HHS for bad logic, bad medicine, (EWTN News, February 10, 2012 )〕〔''Catholic Medical Association Evaluates Health Care Reform Proposals'' (Catholic News Agency, September 24 2009 )〕 The organization opposes euthanasia.〔''Catholic Medical Association head: 'Unofficial euthanasia practiced in NHS'' (Independent Catholic News, March 25, 2011 )〕 The use of human cloning experiments is also opposed by the organization.〔Matti Häyry ''Philosophical Arguments for and Against Human Reproductive Cloning'' in Bioethics Volume 17, Issue 5-6, pages 447–460, October 2003, (DOI: 10.1111/1467-8519.00360 )〕 The organization is a supporter of the "Rules of Conscience" in medical practice.〔F Godlee, ''Rules of conscience'' BMJ May 14, 2009, page 338 doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1972〕 The Catholic Medical Association also sponsors specific studies, e.g. on the prevention of sexual abuse of children.〔David Finkelhor, ''Prevention of Sexual Abuse Through Educational Programs Directed Toward Children'' in Pediatrics, Vol. 120 No. 3 September 1, 2007 pp. 640 -645 (doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0754 )〕 The organization has affiliates in various parts of the United States and is recognized and its policies are supported by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops〔''Doctors establish Denver affiliate of Catholic Medical Association'' (CNA News Oct 17, 2008 )〕 On some legal and ethical issues, the organization cooperates with other Christian organizations such as the Christian Medical Association.〔''Physicians take legal, educational steps to defend conscience rights'' (CNS News February 27, 2009 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catholic Medical Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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