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What is Human Dignity and the Sanctity of Life?
Pope Benedict XVI has aroused some opposition but also worldwide hope for dialogue and discovery of shared truths about our…
Browsing: Catholic Bioethics
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What Role Does Virtue Play in Catholic Bioethics?
Virtues empower folks to reliably, freely, and happily engage in truly noble acts by which they become even more virtuous…
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What is the Church’s Teaching Role in Bioethics?
When God created Adam and Eve, he placed them in a garden and blessed them. He told them, “Be fertile…
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Anointing of the Sick: A Healing Intervention at the Bedside
A Response to a Problem Within clinical practice, I frequently encounter well-intentioned people who erroneously confuse “healing” with cure, people…
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Why is Respect for the Common Good Important in Catholic Bioethics?
What is the common good? The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: “By common good is to be understood “the…
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Exploitation: Legal Protections for Human Embryos Eroding in France
The cold weather in recent months seems to have brought a flurry of news stories about embryos. In October the…
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An Ethical Defense of Conscience Clauses
Last week, the Obama administration revised controversial government regulations intended to protect the conscience rights of medical professionals. Put into…
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How Does One Determine The Goodness Or Badness Of An Act?
How do we determine the goodness or badness of an act? For instance, what makes murder evil and almsgiving good? …