Biological engineering, such as gene therapy for treating human disease, is making such swift advancements that the public's knowledge and understanding of what is happening and what ethical and legal guidelines are needed are lagging too far behind, said speakers at a
Archie Battersbee’s life tragically ended in a London hospital on Saturday, August 6, when the 12-year-old was removed from the critical life support his family legally fought to continue. Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, told reporters gathered outside the hospital where he died,
A Catholic bioethics institute urged the U.K. government to speed up a review of the rights of the parents of sick children after doctors ended the life of a brain-damaged boy against the wishes of his parents.
Archie Battersbee, 12, died Aug. 6
An opportunity for more research on ectopic pregnancies cannot be overlooked as controversy over these pregnancies erupted following Roe v. Wade being overturned.
In the weeks since the Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision, people have voiced concerns about the resulting impact on
"Why is the church against using birth control?" "Is it ethical to receive a COVID-19 vaccine that has a link to fetal cell lines from abortion?" "What should Catholics consider when writing living wills?"
These are just some of the questions that will
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, bioethicist Samantha Stephenson examines a case in Los Angeles where two couples underwent in vitro fertilization treatment only to learn that their embryos had been switched in the lab. The parents had to swap
Gretchen R. Crowe shares that while the Church has the resources and teachings to explain its stance on topics regarding the dignity of life, such as specific medical interventions such as in vitro fertilization, the sensitive topic of infertility makes these teachings
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee April 20 called on the Biden administration to fund research "that does not rely upon body parts taken from innocent children killed through abortion."
"The bodies of children killed by abortion deserve the same respect
In a new video, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Doctrine reiterated that use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine "can be used in good moral conscience."
"There's no moral need to turn down a vaccine, including the Johnson &
With anti-COVID-19 vaccines now available and being given to health care workers and others across the country, Dr. Thomas McGovern, who serves on the national board of the Catholic Medical Association, answers common questions by Catholics about the effectiveness of the vaccines