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by bcadmin | Aug 1, 2022 | Contraception, Homosexuality, injustice, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, News, religious liberty, Religious liberty conference, Roe vs. Wade, Supreme Court, Transgender issues, Violence | 0 |
This past weekend in Houston, I had the opportunity to speak at a religious liberty conference about transgender issues, homosexuality and contraception. The conference happened to open on the same day that the Dobbs decision overturning Roe vs. Wade was released by the Supreme Court.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 31, 2022 | human, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, News, Pig, Pig to human organ transplants, Xenotransplantation | 0 |
Early this year, a Maryland man suffering from severe heart failure underwent a new experimental procedure, receiving a pig heart transplant. His medical team had determined he would be a poor candidate for a human heart transplant or for an artificial heart, so he was offered the opportunity to participate in a novel treatment using a genetically modified pig’s heart.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 12, 2021 | bioethics, Human sexuality, Informed consent, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, News, Sexual atoms and molecules | 0 |
A major issue in bioethics today involves “informed consent,” but some try to make everything about consent. This is especially notable when it comes to ethical discussions around the exercise of human sexuality.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 27, 2021 | abortion pill, Abortion pill reversal, Big Brother/Big Sister, Frozen orphanages, Heartbeat International, John W. Schlatter, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, Moral choices, News, Progesterone, Redemptive plan, Whatsapp | 0 |
I recently watched a compelling video prepared by a group called “Heartbeat International.” They provide women, who regret having taken an abortion pill, the chance to reverse their decision through a treatment involving progesterone. The protocol, though not yet officially “peer-reviewed,” appears to work well if the woman doesn’t wait too long, and the video includes pictures and rescue dates of many beautiful babies who have been saved this way.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 23, 2021 | Athletes, Boxing, Concussion, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, Modern boxing, Moral analysis of boxing, Neurologists, News, Parkinson’s | 0 |
In 1996 when Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame on international television, the issue of sports-induced brain damage was raised to new prominence. One of the greatest boxers in history, his evident frailty and overt Parkinson’s tremors led many to question the sport of boxing and its future. Since then, countless other athletes, not only from the world of boxing, but from football, hockey, mixed martial arts, soccer and beyond, have shared tragic stories of debilitating sports-related concussions.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 21, 2021 | Detransitioners, Keira Bell, London, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, News, Tavistock Clinic, Trans-desisters | 0 |
A 23-year-old woman named Keira Bell recently brought a pivotal lawsuit against the National Health Services Gender Identity Development Clinic in London, better known as the Tavistock Clinic. Keira experienced significant personal harm from puberty blockers, testosterone and an operation to remove her breasts. She claims the medical staff at the clinic failed to challenge her seriously about her decision as a teenager to transition to a male.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 18, 2021 | Catholic colleges, COVID-19 vaccines, Informed consent, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, National Catholic Bioethics Center, News, Vaccine mandates | 0 |
In a recent statement from the National Catholic Bioethics Center on COVID-19 vaccines, we noted that the Catholic Church “neither requires nor forbids” the use of vaccines, but instead urges people to “form their consciences and to carefully discern the moral and prudential issues involved.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 18, 2021 | COVID-19 vaccines, DNA, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, Misinformation, News, RNA vaccines, Vaccines | 0 |
A priest recently mentioned to me that he was not planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He told me he was concerned that RNA vaccines could alter our DNA and he heard there were also risks to fertility.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 9, 2021 | Abortion-related cell lines, Anaphylactic reactions, COVID-19 vaccines, Ethics, Governor Charlie Baker, Human abortions, Johnson and Johnson, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, Moderna, News, PEG, PEG allergy, Pfizer, vaccine | 0 |
On March 1, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told residents in the town of Mattapan that when it comes to the various COVID-19 vaccines, “These are all very effective. People don’t need to pick one from another. People should get vaccinated. If you have a chance to get a vaccine, you should take it, whatever it is.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 16, 2021 | end of life, Error, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, News, Quality of life, Serious illness | 0 |
During “serious illness conversations,” some doctors will ply their patients with this question: “What is your minimally acceptable quality of life?”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 15, 2021 | Abortion, COVID-19 vaccines, Entanglements with abortion, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, News | 0 |
As the new COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, several people have told me, “I don’t want a vaccine with any connection to abortion.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 11, 2020 | Abortion, Catholic, Cell line, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, COVID-19 vaccine, Ethics, Making Sense Out of Bioethics, Moderna, News, Pfizer | 0 |
In the wake of announcements from multiple pharmaceutical companies about safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, many are expressing ethical doubts about whether it is OK to take these vaccines.
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