Bioethics

Representatives of the Australian Catholic Medical Association, with the support of several Catholic moral theologians and bioethicists, have criticized a book published by the Pontifical Academy for Life for its lack of understanding of “current science” and specific areas of medicine. The experts argue that

The demagoguery surrounding last week’s Alabama Supreme Court ruling involving in vitro fertilization (IVF)—incendiary rhetoric being pushed by Democrats to stoke a new fear while making political hay over abortion—deserves refutation. It also deserves an honest look at the incoherence of U.S. law caused by the distortions of almost 50 years

Stephen Doran is a permanent deacon (Archdiocese of Omaha), neurosurgeon, and bioethicist. He’s also author of To Die Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon’s Guide to the End of Life, published recently by Ignatius Press. The book splits itself between medicine and religion. Part I deals with medical issues around

An Alabama Supreme Court decision that established the personhood of frozen embryos drew praise from pro-life groups. The possible wider effects of the decision, meanwhile, remain shrouded in uncertainty. The state Supreme Court ruled that frozen human embryos constitute children under state statute, a decision that

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen human embryos constitute children under state statute, a decision that could have wide-reaching effects on in vitro fertilization and other medical concerns there. The nine-judge court said in the 8-1 ruling that the state's "Wrongful Death of a Minor

My son is blind, immobile, nonverbal, and hearing-impaired, with multiple brain abnormalities and complex orofacial birth defects. Is he disabled? It depends on whom you ask. According to Pew Research, thirteen percent of all Americans are disabled. However, the CDC considers more than twenty-five percent of all Americans