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UK woman who regrets teen gender transition sees court victory overturned on appeal
A woman who says she was too young when a gender clinic prescribed her puberty blockers has lamented that a... Read more
Paterson bishop: Vaccination exemption for clergy 'will be minimal'
Bishop Kevin Sweeney of Paterson wrote to clerics of his diocese Tuesday to ‘strongly encourage’ their vaccination against COVID-19. Non-medical... Read more
Portland archdiocese asks its schools to follow COVID vaccine mandate, but will consider conscience exemptions
The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon responded Monday to a new state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, noting that Catholic schools in... Read more
Mexico City archdiocese encourages COVID vaccination
The Archdiocese of Mexico called Sunday on the faithful voluntarily to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but is currently not considering... Read more
Charles Camosy urges Covid vaccination, and upholds conscience rights
A Catholic bioethicist has made the case for everyone to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, while also holding that the Church... Read more
Inventors of CRISPR gene editing appointed to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Pope Francis has appointed the co-inventors of the CRISPR genome editing technology to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Read more
South Dakota bishops support conscientious, religious exemptions from Covid vaccine mandates
In response to questions from Catholics about COVID-19 vaccine mandates being imposed by employers or other authorities, the bishops of... Read more
Bishops in Colorado back conscientious exemption for coronavirus vaccines
The Catholic bishops in Colorado have emphasized the need to respect those with conscientious objections to the COVID-19 vaccines and... Read more
European court rejects parents’ appeal against removal of 2-year-old’s life-support treatment
The family’s lawyer said the parents were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the decision. Read more
Parents of 2-year-old girl await UK Supreme Court response on removing life-support against their wishes
The case has drawn international scrutiny. Read more
Catholic health care giant Ascension to mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees
The Catholic health care network Ascension will mandate coronavirus vaccination for its employees, physicians, volunteers, and vendors. It cited a... Read more
Catholic archbishop: With new law, foundation of French bioethics ‘has been erased’
The new law gives single women and lesbian couples access to state-sponsored medically assisted reproduction. Read more
Catholic columnist: ‘Brave new world’ of embryo experimentation could sharpen Communion debate
Recent developments regarding experimentation on human embryos could force a larger conflict between Catholic Democratic politicians and U.S. bishops on... Read more
Bioethicists deplore relaxation of 14-day limit on human embryo research
The International Society for Stem Cell Research has dropped the decades-old rule. Read more
‘Utter disregard’ for life: Members of Congress slam new guidance on embryo research
Two members of Congress this week criticized new guidance by a leading scientific organization removing prohibitions on research of human... Read more
Proposed change to brain death laws draws criticism from some doctors, ethicists
A proposed change to U.S. law concerning the determination of brain death has drawn criticism from a group of doctors,... Read more
Calif. bill targets university healthcare links to Catholic hospitals, demands further moral compromise
A bill threatens to ban University of California health systems from partnering with institutions that follow Catholic ethics, prompting concern... Read more
Catholic bioethicist laments HHS removal of restrictions on fetal tissue research
A Catholic bioethicist has repeated his objection to the Biden administration’s decision that the National Institutes of Health no longer... Read more
What Catholics should know about brain death
While the moment of human conception— the beginning of life— is well-understood and observed from a scientific standpoint, the exact... Read more
Ethicists urge caution after creation of monkey embryos containing human cells
Catholic scientists and ethicists have warned of the potential for a slippery slope in response to reports that scientists had... Read more
