End of Life Care: Are food and water ‘medicine’?
We can’t live without food and water. Our bodies rely on these basic essentials of life for survival. Think for a moment about a time…
We can’t live without food and water. Our bodies rely on these basic essentials of life for survival. Think for a moment about a time…
We’ve probably heard this question before. No one wants to be hooked up to machines against their will–and no one should be forced to be…
A non-comprehensive compendium of cases of patients who have awakened and/or improved following a diagnosis of persistent vegetative state, irreversible coma or death Prepared with…
By Julie Grimstad Contrary to what secularists1 claim, there are absolutes – absolutely right and absolutely wrong choices and actions. The Catholic Church, more than any…
in this issue: hot button issues: BOB DORNANabortion: CONSPICUOUS BY ITS ABSENCEabortion and business: AMERICAN GIRLabortion and rape: COSTA RICAeuthanasia: HURRICANE KATRINAin vitro fertilization: IGNORING GUIDELINESmedical research: WRONGmorning-after abortion pill: CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTSpersonhood: RIGHT TO…
It’s hard to ignore the national campaign to encourage organ donation. You encounter it on bumperstickers and billboards, and you deal with it when you…
What about the hard cases – rape, incest or the life of the mother? Shouldn’t abortion be allowed under these circumstances? Rape and incest “I…
How safe is abortion? If you have been told that abortion is a “safe and legal” procedure, please keep reading. Many problems can occur either…
A number of my colleagues have expressed concern over the fact that several vaccines including the Rubella vaccine, the Hepatitis A vaccine and the Chickenpox…
Can I take the pill for medical reasons? Doctors commonly prescribe oral contraceptives (i.e. the birth control pill) for menstrual abnormalities: regulating periodshypermenorrhea (heavy periods)polymenorrhea…
March 30, 1999 Edward J. Furton, M.A., Ph.D.Editor, Ethics and MedicsThe National Catholic Bioethics Center159 Washington StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02135-4325 Dear Dr. Furton, Being a regular…
Birth control reduces the need for abortion “The pro-life movement is really a group of religious fanatics whose goal is outlawing contraceptives.” The pro-life movement’s…