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arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Kenya: "Alternative Rite of Passage" 
Although illegal, female genital mutilation/circumcision is still practiced in Kenya. March 6, 2009--Joy and excitement filled the room as Mary Gitari, President of the Women's Fellowship and nursing officer-in-charge at Maua Methodist Hospital, opened the first ever "Girls Alternative Rite of Passage" five-day event in Maua, Kenya, with 96 young female participants ranging in age from 14 to 18.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Bioethics | Children | Education | Ethics | Human rights | Welfare | Women | Youth | Kenya |
Date posted: Mar 06, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodists on AIDS
 Conference Rallies the Faithful to the Global and National Challenges
Sharon Thomas has lived with AIDS for 18 years. Sharon Thomas, vivacious and funny, appears to be the picture of health. You might not think of her winning smile when you put a face on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. But there she is, living with AIDS for 18 years.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: AIDS/HIV | Bioethics | GBGM events | GBGM programs | Health | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Women | Advance | Africa | United States | World |
Date posted: Sep 15, 2006
arrow icon. Reflections on Organ Donation 
Heart with ribbon signifies the gift aspect of Organ Donation. Image courtesy of http://organdonor.gov/. The human body is an amazing structure. Just when we think we have learnt everything there is to know about it a fresh new discovery comes along that catches everyone by surprise. And then there is the brain, that intricate computer which no one has fully understood. We take our bodies for granted but as St. Paul wrote in 1Corinthians 6:19 “your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit”. We have to treat it with dignity, respect and love. We have been “fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Source: Health & Welfare Ministries, GBGM
More about: Bioethics | Health | Special Sundays | United Methodist Church | World |
Date posted: Nov 07, 2005
arrow icon. Delegates tackle bio-ethical issues 
The production of embryos for purely research purposes is wrong, the United Methodist Church declared May 6.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Bioethics | United States |
Date posted: May 07, 2004
arrow icon. Church Leadership in Fighting AIDS Required 
STAMFORD, Conn. – From providing information on prevention to supporting the availability of cheaper drug treatments, church leaders in Africa must become more active in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: AIDS/HIV | Bioethics | Education | Health | Africa |
Date posted: Oct 29, 2001
arrow icon. April teleconference targets life decisions 
A satellite teleconference, set for April 25,2000, will explore "beginning of life" decisions in the context of recent medical advances and new scientific technology.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Advocacy | Bioethics | Ethics | Family | GBGM events | Health | Welfare | Women | United States |
Date posted: Dec 06, 1999
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