Category Archives: Bioethics

The Pill, The Environment

Posted on 24/11/2013 by Vincent Kemme
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Persistent Vegetative State explained

Posted on 25/09/2013 by Vincent Kemme

Neurologists define the Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) usually as a lack of awareness of self and of the environment. Nevertheless, more resent discoveries show that some patient are in fact conscious about their environment and of themselves as well. This … Continue reading →

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Organ Donation: What is the Position of the Catholic Church?

Posted on 25/09/2013 by Vincent Kemme

Stephen R. Napier PhD, ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center (Philadelphia, USA) gives a 3 minutes explanation of the position of the Catholic Church on Organ donation. This position is first and foremost a positive one. It is considered … Continue reading →

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Eight facts about physical and psychological consequences of abortion for women

Posted on 28/08/2013 by Vincent Kemme

Contrary to popular opinion abortion hurts women. The UnChoice.com is an evidence-based Elliot Institute campaign to raise awareness about unwanted abortions, post-abortion issues and maternal deaths and to provide help, hope and healing. The US-based Elliot Institute publishes research and educational materials … Continue reading →

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Symposium ‘Theology of the Body’ in Fatima, Portugal

Posted on 17/04/2013 by Vincent Kemme

From June 13 – 16 2013 the the IV Theology of the Body International Symposium will be held in Fatima, Portugal. The first three Symposia were in Austria (2007), Ireland (2009) and London (2011). Biofides was there in London, a marvelous experience of deep insight … Continue reading →

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The Erosion of Ethics in Organ Transplantation

Posted on 15/11/2012 by Vincent Kemme

Zenit, ‘the world seen from Rome’, reports from Washington, D.C.: “Caleb Beaver died at age 16 on Christmas Day in 2011 due to a previously undiagnosed congenital malformation of his blood vessels. His devastated parents agreed to the donation of … Continue reading →

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A Catholic View on Sustainable Development

Posted on 18/06/2012 by Vincent Kemme

Vatican newspaper “L’Osservatore Romano” has published the Holy See’s position paper ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, “Rio+20”.  The position paper which the Holy See will present at “Rio+20”, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, published in the … Continue reading →

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Women’s long life linked to children – lots of them

Posted on 13/04/2012 by Vincent Kemme

According to a study, reported by the Sydney Morning Herold and LifeSiteNews.com, women can expect to live longer with each child they bear, a pattern especially noticeable for those with many children, according to Australian researchers, who nonetheless said that … Continue reading →

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Amazing video by Yale scientist visualizes fetal development from conception to birth

Posted on 23/11/2011 by Vincent Kemme

Alexander Tsiaras, Chief of Scientific Visualization in the department of Medicine at Yale University, employs new kinds of visualization technologies to view the human body. What he has discovered, he says, “just made you marvel.” Using micro-magnetic resonance imaging, Tsiaras tracked the … Continue reading →

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Why is human cloning intrinsically evil?

Posted on 12/11/2011 by Vincent Kemme

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