At a two-day conference of the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME) in Boston last year, physicians and lawyers, along with some parents and teachers, examined the relationship between doctor and family in making health care decisions for children. It was the first time the Church of Christ, Scientist, had been invited to participate in an ASLME conference.
, who was at the time the attorney in the federal office of the Christian Science Committee on Publication in Washington, D.C., was among several speakers who contributed to a symposium under the title "Children, Parents, Professionals, and the State: Ethical, Clinical, and Legal Issues in Health Care for Children."
Ms. Georgatos focused on the spiritual approach to health in protecting and caring for children, and said that, in particular, she would concentrate on the ethical issues surrounding healing through prayer as it is practiced in Christian Science. Here are excerpts from her talk:
