Bioethics
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A Catholic healthcare worker objected to contraception. Her Catholic clinic fired her.
A young Portland, Oregon area medical professional this year was fired for objecting to certain medical procedures on the grounds... Read more
Questions surround possibility of mandatory coronavirus vaccinations
With more than 1,000 deaths a day still being registered in the United States, coronavirus vaccines are being developed, and... Read more
Coronavirus, vaccines, and Catholic ethics
Production for a new coronavirus vaccine is speeding along, but ethical questions remain about its development, and who should receive it... Read more
French archbishop criticizes push to pass bioethics law amid pandemic
The archbishop of Paris has criticized the French parliament’s decision to debate a controversial bioethics bill which would increase access to... Read more
Catholic bioethicist warns against gene-editing experiments
In the wake of a gene-editing experiment gone wrong, the president of the National Catholic Bioethics Center said that the Church... Read more
Catholic catechesis directory addresses gender, biological sex, and bioethics
Bioethics, gender identity, and biological sex are new subjects covered in the Vatican’s latest Directory for Catechesis, released Thursday. The... Read more
Vatican releases Catholic directory for catechesis in ‘dynamic continuity’ with Church teaching
The Vatican Thursday published a new directory for catechesis, emphasizing both its continuity with two previous directories and its new... Read more
With dozens of babies stranded in Ukraine, bishops call for an end to surrogacy
At least 100 babies recently born to surrogate mothers are now “stranded” in Ukraine, as coronavirus restrictions prevent them from... Read more
UK court order requiring contraceptive device for disabled woman is ‘deeply problematic’, says bioethicist
A British judge’s order requiring a contraceptive device be implanted in a woman with learning disabilities against her will is... Read more
Infant boy removed from ventilator after controversial 'brain stem death' ruling
Despite his parents’ protests that he showed “signs of life,” a four-month old boy who was severely brain damaged was... Read more
Texas appeals court hears arguments on treatment for gravely ill child
An appeals court heard arguments Tuesday regarding the medical treatment of a terminally ill child in Fort Worth, and whether... Read more
Fort Worth bishop helps family seek care in Catholic hospital for gravely ill Tinslee Lewis
After a Texas judge on Thursday allowed a hospital to stop medical treatment for Tinslee Lewis, a terminally ill child... Read more
Brain death diagnosis for second Michigan teen raises questions
For the second time in a month, a family in Michigan is fighting to keep their teenage son on life... Read more
Tens of thousands protest France IVF bill
At least 42,000 people protested in Paris Sunday against a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access... Read more
Bioethicist responds to Japan's approval of human-animal hybrid research
The Japanese government is expected to approve funding for a research project, led by stem cell scientist Hiromitsu Nakauchi, to... Read more
Alabama plans chemical castration for pedophiles seeking parole. Ethicists raise concerns
A Catholic ethicist raised concerns over a bill that would mandate “chemical castration” as a condition of parole for incarcerated... Read more
Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, eminent Italian bioethicist, dies at 90
Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, a bioethicist and president eremitus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, died in his home in Rome... Read more
Scientists join call for moratorium on embryonic gene editing
A group of 62 doctors, scientists, and bioethicists have issued an open letter urging a global moratorium on experiments that... Read more
Scientists call for global moratorium on genetically modified babies
A group of 18 scientists and bioethicists from seven countries has called for a global moratorium on the practice of... Read more
Analysis: What to make of the CDF's hysterectomy 'responsum?'
The National Catholic Bioethics Center issued a commentary this month in response to a December Vatican document on the moral... Read more
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