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From Staff Reports
The clergy should become more active
in guiding the church and scientific
communities through genetic-related
decision making, said the Rev. John
Fletcher of the National Institutes of
Health.
Addressing about 75 of the state's
religious leaders at a recent USC
genetics conference, NIH's assistant
for bioethics said he doesn't expect
church Reople to become genetic experts,
but he urged them to gain a
prpatpr nnHerstanHino of thic sricnrp
so they can become "leaders in the
community in social discussion of
genetics.
"1 have made it my business to help
the clergy get their hearts and heads
together about genetics," said Fletcher,
adding he also tries to make
scientists "worry about the effects of
what they are doing."
AS A bioethicist, Fletcher counsels
scientists concerned about their work,
and he advises the director of NIH's
clinical research hospital before
research projects are begun. He also
conducts studies on moral issues faced
by couples involved in applied human
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At the state's first genetic conference
for the clergy, Fletcher discussed
the opportunities for using genetic
knowledge in pastoral care while Dr.
Robert Young, director of the USCRichland
Memorial Genetic Center;
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Dr. Carlos Salinas, director of the
Medical University of South Carolina
Genetic Center, and other genetic experts
gave lectures on basic genetics
and birth defects.
By learning more about genetics, the
nation's 500,000 clergy can become "a
tremendous resource" in geneticrelated
pastoral care and referral of
families to genetic counseling centers.
"Good ethics and theology are based
on facts," Fletcher said. "I urge
you to think positively about science
and medicine."
YOUNG, WHO organized the conference,
said about 2,000 of the approximately
50,000 babies born each
year in South Carolina have birth
defects, and half of those defects are
genetic-related. About 12 million
Americans are affected by genetic
disorders each year.
"The clergy is in a unique position
to provide informed and sensitive
responses to crises involving genetic
disorders," the USC geneticist said.
"We hope to make clergy more
knowledgeable through this
conference."
Fletcher said the clergy's role in
genetic disorders includes being a
"companion who tests" and questions
people to help them examine situations,
referring people to genetic or
psychological services, providing
moral guidance if asked, and explaining
theology concerning moral issues.
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One of the major areas in which
church leaders can be most effeetive in
genetic counseling and referral is in
premarital counseling, said the
Episcopal priest, who encourages
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outline their family health history and
see a genetic counselor before church
counseling.
FLETCHER OFFERS advice to the
clergy in his book "Coping with
Genetic Disorders: A Guide to Clergy
and Parents."
Premarital counseling helps couples
address conflicts that may arise during
marriage, and genetic diseases or the
risk of having children with those
disorders are potential sources of
marital stress. Clergy can help their
congregations deal with these
problems.
Other opportunities for applying
genetics in pastoral care are in helping
families accept children with congenital
malfunctions, counseling
couples during high-risk pregnancies
and comforting family members of
those who die from congenital
disorders.
The genetic disorders and pastoral
care conference was sponsored by
USC, the S.C. Department of Mental
Health, Richland Memoiial Hospital
and the S.C. chapters of the March of
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Freeze walk to march
through USC campus
By David Hill
Organizers of a freeze walk through part of the USC
campus Saturday plan to use money raised to help educate
the public on nuclear arms.
"Our greatest goal is giving people information, and
keeping them informed on the issue," said John Prestby,
spokesman for Columbia Nuclear Weapons Freeze Walk.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the Gervais Street side
of the Statehouse. with the walk itself heoinino 'AX in n rr.
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The USC section of the 6.2-mile route will extend from
Bates House and Bates West dormitories along the
Blossom Street walkway past the Thomas Cooper Library
and back to the Statehouse.
Refreshments and entertainment will be provided, and
prizes will be awarded.
Prestby said similar events are planned for other cities,
including Charleston and Greenville, and a similar walk
was held in Florence last month as part of a national movement.
He said the ultimate goal is a "mutual and verifiable
nuclear weapons freeze."
Another group planning to participate in the event is The
South Carolina Psychologists for Social Responsibility.
"The nuclear threat has a tremendous impact on how
kids develop, on how adults develop," said Jim Frank, a
graduate student in the USC psychology department and
president of the organization.
For more information, call 799-3641, or 799-3640, said
Bebe Verdery, coordinator of the Columbia Peace
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