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With dozens of babies stranded in Ukraine, bishops call for an end to surrogacy
At least 100 babies recently born to surrogate mothers are now “stranded” in Ukraine, as coronavirus restrictions prevent them from... Read more
UK court order requiring contraceptive device for disabled woman is ‘deeply problematic’, says bioethicist
A British judge’s order requiring a contraceptive device be implanted in a woman with learning disabilities against her will is... Read more
Infant boy removed from ventilator after controversial 'brain stem death' ruling
Despite his parents’ protests that he showed “signs of life,” a four-month old boy who was severely brain damaged was... Read more
Texas appeals court hears arguments on treatment for gravely ill child
An appeals court heard arguments Tuesday regarding the medical treatment of a terminally ill child in Fort Worth, and whether... Read more
Fort Worth bishop helps family seek care in Catholic hospital for gravely ill Tinslee Lewis
After a Texas judge on Thursday allowed a hospital to stop medical treatment for Tinslee Lewis, a terminally ill child... Read more
Brain death diagnosis for second Michigan teen raises questions
For the second time in a month, a family in Michigan is fighting to keep their teenage son on life... Read more
Tens of thousands protest France IVF bill
At least 42,000 people protested in Paris Sunday against a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access... Read more
Bioethicist responds to Japan's approval of human-animal hybrid research
The Japanese government is expected to approve funding for a research project, led by stem cell scientist Hiromitsu Nakauchi, to... Read more
Alabama plans chemical castration for pedophiles seeking parole. Ethicists raise concerns
A Catholic ethicist raised concerns over a bill that would mandate “chemical castration” as a condition of parole for incarcerated... Read more
Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, eminent Italian bioethicist, dies at 90
Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, a bioethicist and president eremitus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, died in his home in Rome... Read more
Scientists join call for moratorium on embryonic gene editing
A group of 62 doctors, scientists, and bioethicists have issued an open letter urging a global moratorium on experiments that... Read more
Scientists call for global moratorium on genetically modified babies
A group of 18 scientists and bioethicists from seven countries has called for a global moratorium on the practice of... Read more
Analysis: What to make of the CDF's hysterectomy 'responsum?'
The National Catholic Bioethics Center issued a commentary this month in response to a December Vatican document on the moral... Read more
Ethical concerns raised as human embryonic gene editing continues in US
A scientist at Columbia University in New York is conducting controversial gene-editing experiments on human embryos, according to a recent... Read more
Next step toward artificial reproduction violates human fundamentals, ethicist warns
Artificial human reproduction appears to be on the horizon with Japanese scientists’ claim to have created immature human eggs from... Read more
Embryo gene-editing poses inescapable ethical problems, critic says
Genetic editing of human embryos, even in special circumstances, ignores the complex ethical problems related to creating and destroying human... Read more
'The Church is for life', Francis tells Catholic physicians
Ideologies which do not acknowledge and uphold the dignity of human life must be resisted and the Catholic Church’s teaching... Read more
The fertility doctor who impregnated a patient - and the ethics of procreation
A woman who discovered that her biological father is the fertility doctor who helped her mother conceive has filed a... Read more
New technology could produce babies from skin cells - and that's a problem
Within the next 10-20 years, a new and controversial fertility technology called in vitro gametogenesis could make it possible to... Read more
End of life care must acknowledge our mortality, Francis reminds physicians
In a message to medical professionals Thursday, Pope Francis said that when it comes to end-of-life care, treatments should always... Read more
