Join us for the 32nd Annual Flanigan Lecture presented by the Center for Practical Bioethics

Healthcare in an Era of Mass Deportation: Values, Ethics, and Narratives
with Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD

As mass deportation reshapes the landscape of American healthcare, doctors, nurses, and institutions face an urgent question: what do we owe the communities we serve when policy and professional duty collide?

Dr. Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD will explore how the healing professions' core commitment to human dignity is being tested — and what's at stake for patients, providers, and the values that define medicine itself.

When: October 29, 2026

Reception and refreshments at 6:00 PM; Lecture begins at 7:00 PM

Where: Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse, 9101 Nall Avenue, Prairie Village, KS 66207

Free and open to the public, Donations welcome

Parking: Parking is available immediately outside the Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse. Click here to see a parking map.

About the Speaker, Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD
Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD, is the Fr. Michael I. English, S.J., Professor of Medical Ethics and the director of the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola University Chicago. Mark is a past president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). Pertinent to today’s talk is that along with two physician colleagues, Mark created the Sanctuary Doctoring program to provide resources to physicians to support their immigrant patients. He was also the catalyst for Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine becoming the first medical school in the nation to welcome applications from DACA recipients. For this work, Mark has received numerous awards including the International Association for Bioethics Award (IAB) for Bioethics Service in the Face of Challenges (2023).

Healthcare in an Era of Mass Deportation

Values, Ethics and Narratives