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We no longer acknowledge the transcendent realities common to all human beings.

Careful attention to pain management is of paramount importance in end-of-life care.

The transplantation of animal organs into humans is known as “xenotransplantation” and is a new field that appears poised to expand rapidly in the future.

Individual responsibility and accountability are paramount.

There is an urgent need to encourage the use of alternative, non-embryo-derived cell sources by researchers.

The ethical issue, in sum, is not merely one of mutual consent, but of authentic interpersonal good.

Our “decisions of consequence” need not be great or lofty gestures; they can be quite simple.

While there are various elements that can attract us to the sport, the violent goal of the engagement remains gravely problematic at a moral level.

In a sense, marriage and raising a family are becoming revolutionary acts in today’s world.

Vulnerable young people, caught up in the pressure of the moment, have too easily been drawn into life-altering pathways involving medications and scalpels with their frequently irreversible effects.

Mandating vaccines for everyone involves a flawed assumption that there are only benefits, and no significant burdens, associated with getting vaccinated.

We should give witness to the truth in all its forms, including in the important and highly influential worlds of science and medicine.

It is important not to gloss over the distinctions among various COVID-19 vaccines.

Humanity is violated if they are treated according to their functionality or quality of life, rather than according to their personal dignity.

While such entanglements remain a significant concern, we also need to be aware how some of our daily activities may have a much more direct connection to the abortion industry.

The short answer is “no.” This has been discussed and explained in several magisterial church documents in recent years.

Questions about vaccinations and human health merit attention, as they manifest an important desire both for sound scientific information and ethical clarity.

State-sponsored or legislative coercion through a universal vaccine mandate raises ethical concerns, especially when appropriate exemptions are unavailable.

We shouldn’t argue against vaccines in ways that make neither ethical nor scientific sense.

he negative norm, which requires that one should never harm, exploit or destroy human life in the pursuit of laudable research goals, can only be fulfilled in one way: by refusing to violate the norm.