Scientists Unethically Experiment On the Unborn to Improve Gene Editing Techniques, Bioethicist Says
Genetic researchers are experimenting on unborn children in trials that could have been done on animal embryos, according to one bioethicist.
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Questions Raised Over Bishops’ Role in Closure of England’s Most Valued Bioethics Center
The center derives its name from Elizabeth Anscombe, a Catholic philosopher who was well-known for her defense of human life and for sparking a contemporary revival of virtue ethics.
Prominent Catholic Bioethics Center in Oxford, England, Shuttered Amid Financial Strain
The Anscombe Bioethics Centre is an Oxford-based research institute dedicated to serving the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland through its promotion of research on bioethics.
Catholic Bioethicist Details ‘Significant Concerns’ of In Vitro Fertilization
Father Tad Pacholczyk discussed on EWTN this week the moral concerns and risks of IVF.
International Jérôme Lejeune Bioethics Conference Highlights Crucial Life and Health Issues
Approximately 45 international speakers from 16 countries discussed critical issues surrounding scientific practices at the two-day conference.
Need Moral Guidance on IVF? The National Catholic Bioethics Center Offers Free Personal Consultations
A growing area of the NCBC’s services is its free consultations that are guiding Catholics in making moral decisions.
Bioethicist Luke Gormally: The ‘Gentle Giant’ Who Stood Up Against the Culture of Death
Gormally, who died at the end of April, was a towering pro-life figure in the English-speaking world for over half a century.
How Catholics Can — and Should — Engage Modernity
Trio of books has relevance in our postmodern society.
Bioethicists Highlight Greater Threshold for Medical Decisions for Children
The NCBC is opposed to mandated immunization for COVID-19, while also acknowledging that reception of the coronavirus vaccines is morally permissible.
Cardinal Cupich Reportedly ‘Leaning Hard’ on Bioethics Center to Retract Stance on COVID Vaccine Exemptions
The center’s statement added that the novelty of the coronavirus and its vaccines “leave several medical questions unanswered,” which can impede free and informed consent for some persons.
