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Home: Current Issues: Ethics - Medical: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Ethics - Medical: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Stem Cell Ethics and the Things We Refuse to Do… - Father Tadeusz PacholczykIn arguing for ethical science, those of us working to safeguard human life would do well to examine our premises carefully, so as to avoid weak or questionable assumptions that could undermine the thrust of our arguments. Read more... Stem Cell Miracle? - Charles KrauthammerIt has just been demonstrated that stem cells with enormous potential can be harvested from amniotic fluid. This is a revolutionary finding. Read more... Stem Cell Research - Fr. William SaundersRecently, there has been a lot of controversy over stem cell research. Even the late President Reagan’s son, Ron, gave a speech at the Democratic convention approving stem cell research. John Kerry recently has been giving speeches endorsing stem cell research. What do we, as Catholics, believe about this? Read more... Stem cell research? Yes, but not embryonic kind - Lori Janeski"So, Lori, if someone came up with a cure for diabetes using embryonic stem cells, would you take it?" Read more... Stem Cells without Embryos - Rev. Tadeusz PacholczykTwo years ago, a letter was released on the Ethics and Public Policy website that dealt with making embryonic stem cells without destroying human embryos. Read more... Stem Cells Without Moral Corruption - Eric Cohen & Robert P. GeorgeCongress can give research a boost without supporting the misuse of human embryos. Read more... Still In The World - Joe Carter"What if you die overseas and I’m not there," my mom said when I told her I had joined the Marines. Read more... Supreme Scientist Superstar - Colleen Carroll CampbellThe Hwang scandal has highlighted the research-at-all-costs mentality that now dominates public discussions of embryonic stem cells. Read more... Technological Morality - Wesley J. SmithThe top ten bioethics stories of the decade. Read more... The "Hijacking" of Moral Conscience from Pharmacy Practice - Cristina AlarconThe introduction of discriminatory legislation into North American pharmacy practice that began in the mid-1990s is a sign of the times. I believe it to be a deviation in the moral compass of the pharmacy profession and of the medical professions as a whole. Read more... The "Morning After" Pill - Dr. John J. B. Shea, M.D.On June 20, 2003, the New York State Legislature passed “Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims” legislation. This mandated hospitals to provide survivors of rape with the so-called ‘morning after pill’ and to counsel patients that these pills are contraceptives and do not cause abortion. Similar bills have been introduced in Massachusetts and Illinois. Read more... The ABCs of AIDS - a response to "AIDS and the Churches: Getting the Story Right" - Katherine Marshall & Edward C. GreenThe First Things article "AIDS and the Churches" underscores a sad reality in the HIV/AIDS community: that communication and dialogue are ferociously difficult no matter what the intent. Read more... The Authentic Transformation of “Useless” Human Suffering - Father Tadeusz PacholczykHuman beings naturally recoil at the prospect of pain and suffering. Read more... The Baby Market - Kevin E. SchmiesingAmerica’s fertility clinics are now allowing parents to screen embryos according to sex, and more are opting for this practice. Kevin Schmiesing observes that the idea of children as “gift” is under increasing stress as alternative and sometimes conflicting notions of child as right, as burden, or as consumer item compete for dominance. Read more... The Basics About Stem Cells - Maureen L. CondicRegrettably, much of the debate on stem cell research has taken place on emotional grounds, pitting the hope of curing heartrending medical conditions against the deeply held moral convictions of many Americans. Such arguments frequently ignore or mischaracterize the scientific facts. Read more... The Betrayal of Hippocrates - Wesley J. Smith“Unbeknownst to most Americans, a small but influential group of philosophers and health care policy makers are working energetically to transform our nation’s medical practice and health care laws.” So goes the introduction of Wesley Smith’s book, “The Culture of Death — The assault on medical ethics in America.” WorldNetDaily staff writer and talk show host Geoff Metcalf recently interviewed Smith about his book and the growing bioethics movement. Read more... The Bioethics Mess - Dianne N. Irving“Bioethics” — the word sounds like old-fashioned medical ethics applied to new medical technology. It’s the application of traditional philosophical or theological principles to the moral dilemmas created by, say, cloning or experimenting with new AIDS drugs, right? Not really. Read more... The Case Against Perfection - Michael J. SandelWhat's wrong with designer children, bionic athletes, and genetic engineering? Read more... The Case of Terri Schiavo: When Does Dignity End? - Reverend Michael BlackWhile hard cases don’t make good law, Terri Schiavo’s circumstance crystallizes all the major issues surrounding care for the terminally ill, and provides an opportunity to preach and educate our people about human rights, the inherent dignity of all human life, and the limits of medical treatment. Read more... The Case of Terri Shiavo - Fr. William SaundersA friend of mine and I had an argument over Terri Schiavo as to whether food and water should be stopped to allow her to die. I said that to do so would really be like killing her. She said that she is going to die anyway. Is there any Church teaching on this matter? Read more... The Courage to Refuse to Cooperate in Evil - Father Tadeusz PacholczykModern health care is replete with situations that tempt us to cooperate immorally in evil. Read more... The difference between knowledge and wisdom - George WeigelThis past April 25th marked the fiftieth anniversary of the most important scientific article of the twentieth century: James Watson and Francis Crick’s description in Nature of the "double-helix" structure of DNA. Read more... The Ethics of Correcting Mitochondrial Disease - Father Tadeusz PacholczykMitochondria are small, elongated structures in a cell that produce energy. Read more... The Evolution of Genocide - Rebecca MessallWhile reading the newspaper in May 1999, I noticed a headline about an evolution controversy occupying the Kansas State Board of Education. I flipped the page without reading the story. Like many pro-life people, I felt that the origin of the species was a matter of God's choice of methods - but not a pro-life concern. Read more... The Freedom of Conscience in Relation to "Health" - Iain T. BensonA student at the medical school at the University of Manitoba has been threatened with loss of graduation if he will not offer abortion as an option to a patient. In terms of the legal requirement, the issue is whether or not a physician is required to refer a patient for an abortion. The answer is “no.” Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Sat Apr 27 2013 - 00:34:49
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