“We do not publish any work advancing views that are clearly contrary to the established teachings of the Catholic Church.” That’s in the submission guidelines for the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly (NCBQ). Also in those submission guidelines: The NCBQ seeks to foster intellectual inquiry on moral issues by publishing articles that address the ethical, philosophical, theological, and clinical questions raised by the rapid pace of modern medical and technological progress. Inspi...| Daily Nous
The UN disability rights committee warned France’s euthanasia bill enables the killing of disabled citizens under ‘ableist assumptions,’ ignoring alternative support for dignity in life.| LifeSite
Here is some additional summer reading/listening for avid fans of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. The essay that appears below is forthcoming as a chapter in Genealogy: A Genealogy, edited by Verena Erlen…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
While many medical advances such as vaccines, analgesics, and dialysis have involved animal research, the practice is controversial for a simple reason: we experiment on animals because they are like us, yet this likeness may imply that we’re wrong to use them. This essay discusses the ethics of animal research, by considering three common defenses of it and some responses. The post Ethics and Animal Research first appeared on 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology.| 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
by Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) The pro-abortion forces in our country now recognize an effective path forward to remove all abortion restrictions around the country. It requires spending tens of millions of dollars, but it’s well worth it since that money will be earned back from all the abortions that will be allowed once state amendments are passed.| Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
This post was originally published by the Institute of Art and Ideas and is republished here with permission as part of the Blog of APA's partnership with the Institute. The genetic code that goes on to create our brains, our selves, and our consciousness, is not only hereditary. Anna M. Hennessey argues that microchimerism, where non-hereditary DNA is introduced…| Blog of the APA
In January 2023, Democratic state Reps. Carlos González and Judith A. García introduced HD 3822 into the Massachusetts legislature. The bill proposed establishing a program within the Department of Corrections that would allow incarcerated individuals to donate bone marrow or organs in exchange for a reduced sentence. The bill aimed not only to address the…| Blog of the APA
According to the World Health Organization, the global biosecurity threat is increasing. One reason is that genetic editing and synthesis technologies are advancing and becoming more widely accessible. Another is the continuing characterization of the genetic makeup that would make a pathogen especially lethal, exceptionally communicable, and otherwise dangerous to human populations. Almost no country…| Blog of the APA
Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith takes aim at the arguments permeating our culture that devalue human life. Smith makes readers aware of the historic roots of the modern euthanasia movement, which today repeats arguments made by Nazis and proponents of eugenics tied back to 19th century social Darwinism. Smith, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, is extremely sensitive to the Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
An interview with one of the most famous and controversial philosophers and bioethicists of our time.| Liberal Culture
In human subject research, we often face an ethical question: is it ever justifiable to deceive participants? After all, deception can be effective in getting unbiased data in studies where the awareness of the experiment’s purpose is likely to change how participants behave. Yet, there is a deeper ethical dimension here. My recent paper, Honesty…| Blog of the APA
Last week, I criticized religious opposition to the vaccine mandate regarding Christian liberty, faith vs fear, and more, and I found these issues do not provide a good reason to oppose the vaccine mandate. In this four-part series, I am evaluating religious, ethical, medical, and legal opposition to the vaccine mandate from a Christian perspective […]| What the Gospel Demands
In this four-part series, I will evaluate several claims which purport to be Christian opposition to the vaccine mandate and show that it is either not legitimate, not Christian (i.e. implied from Christian teachings), or both. I will investigate religious, ethical, medical, and legal opposition to the vaccine mandate from a Christian perspective and find […]| What the Gospel Demands
I am putting the finishing touches on “Disabling Bioethics: Notes Toward An Abolitionist Genealogy,” my contribution to Genealogy: A Genealogy, edited by Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson and …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Image by Mariya Popovich from Pixabay This article is part of our “Religious Perspectives on Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy” series. If you’d like to explore other articles in this series, click here. While a great deal has already been written about cross-racial surrogacy and surrogacy in India, there are, however, no significant or credible studies concerning gestational surrogacy from…Read More| Canopy Forum
As human technology advances, so does the potential to develop genetically modified humans. Genetically engineered human beings has been a topic of debate in| Science Fiction is Real
One of the things I’ve been giving a bit of thought to, as I begin to contemplate retiring and not doing the stuff that I’ve been doi...| anthropomics2.blogspot.com
I love Aretha. Got nothing to say about her. John McCain I’m a little sick of. He was definitely a “flawed human” and will be remember...| anthropomics2.blogspot.com
(NB This is not, and doesn't claim to be, an exhaustive discussion of this issue, merely some notes towards a response. Also - I've used 'Ch...| niallthinksandwrites.blogspot.com
PROMETHEUS is an EMBL-born grassroots initiative to promote and optimise impact-driven science| EMBL
Sean Redfearn explores Jesus' pro-life message and why it matters today.| Cross Examined
Today’s wars kill far more civilians than soldiers. Bioethics must address war not just as an individual tragedy but as a public health disaster.| The Hastings Center
Wayfaring, a theologically and scientifically engaged exploration of modern mental health care by Warren Kinghorn.| EerdWord
“In 2023, Riley [Gaines] was invited to speak at San Francisco State University and was ambushed, physically and verbally assaulted by transgender activists, further proving her point that women need sex protected spaces.” -Kallie Fell, CBC Executive Director This year’s Annual Paul Ramsey Dinner is in the books and it was a tremendous event! Our […]| The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network
Within military studies, scholars regularly analyze and teach the strategies and victories of great military strategists, whether ancient (Sun Tzu), modern (Napoleon Bonaparte; cf. Chandler 1973), or contemporary (Erwin Rommel). Because these ‘dangerous minds’ are now long dead, scholars are forced to speculate about how they would have acted under various hypothetical scenarios (e.g., Brands…| Blog of the APA
The National Research Act was a landmark in research ethics oversight. But it needs to be updated for modern times, including research with biospecimens, AI, and xenotransplantation.| The Hastings Center
Written by Joseph Moore Earlier this year, Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) delivered a Practical Ethics and Law Lecture at the Uehiro Centre on the topic of consent and autonomy-based arguments in medical ethics and law, to which the Centre’s Esther Braun responded. In the course of this enlightening discussion (and in private conversation since),| Practical Ethics
Chapin, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Intact America, Exposes the Big Business of Medical Circumcision and the Cruel Absurdity of Circumcising Baby Boys for No Medical Reason (Tarrytown, New York—February 16, 2024)…Georganne Chapin, 72, has called out injustice throughout her life, as a child of civil rights activists, a budding anthropologist in Latin America, a...| Anti-circumcision Advocates | Intact America
Human embryo models are created from stem cells and provide opportunities to study early embryo development in ways that would generally be impermissible if real human embryos were used. Here, Dr Jonathan Lewis and Professor Soren Holm argue that with human embryo models becoming more advanced, regulations governing human embryo research need to be established to allow regulators, researchers, and funders to assess whether certain models should be considered as human embryos.| Policy@Manchester Articles
Explore the scientific, philosophical, and theological perspectives on the pivotal question: "When does a human being begin?"| Catholic Q&A
Some of you older folks may remember the case in which geneticist Therese Markow (then of Arizona State, now of UC-San Diego) bled a Native...| anthropomics2.blogspot.com
