Category Archives: Bioethics

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services

In their ‘Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services’, Fifth Edition, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops states: “Health care in the United States is marked by extraordinary change. Not only is there continuing change in clinical practice due to … Continue reading

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The Human Embryo in the Pre-Implantation Phase

Address of Pope Benedict XVI to the 12th General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life and the congress on “The Human Embryo in the Pre-Implantation Phase”. Vatican, Clementine Hall Monday, 27 February 2006 Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and in the … Continue reading

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Against the Cloning of Human Beings

Intervention by the Holy See at the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the International Convention against the Cloning of Human Beings. Address of Msgr. Celestino Migliore Tuesday, 21 October 2003 Mr. Chairman, After only … Continue reading

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Catholic perspective on biodiversity

On the occasion of the 2002 Wortld Day of Biological Divirsity, the Vaticans ‘Pontifical Counsil for Justice and Peace’ has released a note on forest biodiversity. The counsil states: “This theme is of global importance and is a fitting subject … Continue reading

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‘Pro-Life’ and the fundamental value of human life

Angelus Address of Pope John Paul II on Sunday, 3 February 2002, on the occasion of ‘Pro-Life Day’ in Italy. Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1.Today, the first Sunday of February, Italy is celebrating “Pro-Life Day“, a wonderful occasion to reflect … Continue reading

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The Embryo: A Sign of Contradiction

We need only look at the data bank of bioethical and medical writing on the subject to see how this is so. In the years 1970-1974 rather more than five hundred works dealing with the biomedical aspect of the question … Continue reading

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Identity and Status of the Human Embryo

The third Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life held in Vatican City, 14-16 February, 1997. At this Assembly papers were presented on the work carried out in the last two years on the subject Identity and Status of … Continue reading

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Identity and Status of the Human Embryo

Address of Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Academy for Life at the opening of the Congress on “Identity and Status of the Human Embryo”. Friday, 14 February 1997 Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. … Continue reading

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