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February 25, 2000 Lecture to explore economic, ethical issues in medicine WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A noted medical and professional ethicist, Dr. William F. May, will lecture on "Money, Morals and Medicine," at Purdue University at 7:30 p.m. Monday (2/28) in Room 206, Stewart Center. The lecture will examine some of the complex ethical issues surrounding the medical profession, especially those involving money matters. The lecture is free and open to the public. May is the Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics at Southern Methodist University. He has written several books on medical ethics, including "The Physician's Covenant: Images of the Healer in Medical Ethics," "The Patient's Ordeal" and "Testing the Medical Covenant: Active Euthanasia and Health Care Reform." A past president of the American Academy of Religion, May is a founding fellow of the Hastings Center. He holds degrees from Princeton and Yale universities. May's lecture is sponsored by the Purdue chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honorary society in the United States. The visit is also being supported by the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Science. For additional information, contact Brant Burleson, Department of Communication, (765) 494-3321, brantb@purdue.edu. To the Purdue News and Photos Page