This Library is dedicated to the memory of Msgr. David Q. Liptak
Topic Index (hyperlinked to Library, below):
- Advance Medical Directives
- Aging, Death & Dying
- Anatomical Gift and Organ Donation
- Anthropology, Meaning & Being
- Bioethics
- Biotechnology & Medicine
- Health Care Ethics & Bioethics
- Law & Bioethics
- Life at its Origins
- Law & Bioethics
- Life Extension & Human Enhancement
- Life Sustaining Treatment
- Marriage & Family
- Mental & Emotional Health
- Philosophical Questions
- Pius XII Reader
- Public Policy
- Religious Liberty
- Respect for Human Remains
- Sexuality and Sexual Ethics
- Suffering & Illness
- Synthetic Biology
- Technological Reproduction
- Transhumanism
- Vaccines & Pharmaceuticals
Advance Medical Directives
– Forms
- Short Form Advance Medical Directive
- Short Form Appointment of Health Care Representative
- Long Form Advance Medical Directive/Appointment of Agent/Optional Anatomical Gift
- Advance Medical Directive Form (Diocese of Arlington and Richmond)
– Promise and Perils of Advance Directives
Aging, Death & Dying
General
- Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers – The New Charter for Health Care Workers
- Address of John Paul II to the Participants in the International Congress on “Life-Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and ethical Dilemmas”
- Responses to Certain Questions of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2007)
– Death Penalty
- Passage on the Death Penalty, Apostolic Exhortation Africae Munus (2011), Pope Benedict XVI
- Letter to Bishops Regarding Catechism No. 2267, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church No. 2267
- Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), encyclical of Pope John Paul II (1995)
- Excerpts, Evangelium Vitae, passages on the death penalty
– Determination of Death
- Address To An International Congress Of Anesthesiologists, Pope Pius XII, November 24, 1957
- Neurological Criteria to Determine Death, John Haas, Ph.D. [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- Neurological Criteria to Determine Death, Pontifical Academy of Sciences
- Controversies in the Determination of Death, President’s Council on Bioethics (2008)
- VIDEO: Bodily Integration after Total Brain Death: Long Term Survival and its Implications for the Debate Over the Neurological Criteria, Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.D. (2016) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
– End of Life Care & Treatment
- Declaration on Euthanasia, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Address To An International Congress Of Anesthesiologists, Pope Pius XII, November 24, 1957
- What About Ventilators?, Tad Pacholczyk, Making Sense of Bioethics (National Catholic Bioethics Center, June 2012)
- Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Sixth Edition
- End-of-Life Care Summary, Prepared by the Ethicists of the NCBC (February 2013)
- Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers – The New Charter for Health Care Workers
- A Christian Ethics of Limiting Medical Treatment: Guidance for Patients, Proxy Decision Makers and Counselors, Germain Grisez, Ph.D. (1986) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
– Euthanasia and Suicide
- Declaration on Euthanasia, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Medical, Social and Bioethical Assessment of Euthanasia, Part I: Medical Aspects, Justo Aznar MD PhD, Julio Tudela Farm PhD et al, Bioethics Observatory – Institute of Life Sciences
- The Ethics of Suicide, Ralph McInerney, Ph.D. (1984) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
– Palliative Care & Hospice
- Address Of John Paul II To The Participants In The 19th International Conference Of The Pontifical Council For Health Pastoral Care (12 November 2004)
Anatomical Gift & Organ Donation
- Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to Participants at an International Congress Organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life, November 7, 2008
- Evangelium Vitae and Organ Donation, A. Kubik
- Controversies in the Determination of Death, President’s Council on Bioethics (2008)
Anthropology, Meaning and Being
- Conscience and Truth, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
- Redemptor Hominis, Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II
- Veritatis Splendor, Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II
- Centesimus Annus, Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II
- Fides Et Ratio, Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II
- Laudato Si’, Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis On Care For Our Common Home
- Laudato Si’ An Integral Ecology, Archbishop Bernardito Auza
- Address of Pope Francis to Participants in Semiar entitled “The Common Good inn the Digital Age”, Pontifical Council for Culture and the Dicastery of Pope Francis
- The Anthropological Vision of Humanae Vitae, Karol Cardinal Wojtyla 1978
- Human Consciousness is Supported by Dynamic Complex Patterns of Brain Signal Coordination, Demertzi, A., et al
- Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President’s Council on Bioethics, March 2008
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, What is the Human Person
- The Cryptic Biological Determinism Of “Sexual Orientation”: Study On Homosexual Determinism, Bioethics Observatory, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain
- Transhumanism and the Emancipation of Human Nature, Miguel, Dr. Enrique Burguete, posted 08 May 2018, by Bioethics Observatory – Institute of Life Sciences UCV, accessible here
- The Biological Revolution and the Myth of Prometheus, Raymond Dennehy, Ph.D. (1985) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- What Neuroscience Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves, Raymond Tallis, The New Atlantis (Fall 2010)
Bioethics
– General
- Critical Reflections on Current Biological Thinking, Ronald D. Lawler, O.F.M. Cap., 1982 [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- The Biological Revolution and the Myth of Prometheus, Raymond Dennehy, Ph.D. (1985) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- Political Philosophy and Bioethics, James V. Schall, S.J., Ph.D. (2018)
- VIDEO: In Defense of Life,Francis Cardinal Arinze (2010 ) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
Biotechnology & Medicine
– CRISPR
- Gene Editing and Germ Line Modification, Medical and Ethical Debate, Gómez-Tatay, L., Hernández, J. and Aznar, J, Bioethics Observatory, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain
- VIDEO: Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cas9
- VIDEO: Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
– Genetics
- Towards an Ethically Acceptable Proposal in the Prevention of Mitochondrial DNA-associated Diseases, Gómez-Tatay, L., Hernández-Andreu, J.M., Aznar, J., Institute Of Life Sciences, Catholic University Of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Ethical Aspects of Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Transfer, Blesa, J.R., Tudela, J. & Aznar, J., Linacre Quarterly
- Gene Editing and Germ Line Modification, Medical and Ethical Debate, Gómez-Tatay, L., Hernández, J.M., and Aznar, J. Bioethics Observatory Catholic University of Valencia
- Mitochondrial Modification Techniques and Ethical Issues, Lucía Gómez-Tatay, José M. Hernández-Andreu, and Justo Aznar (2017)
– Regenerative Medicine
- A Brief Definition of Regenerative Medicine, Chris Mason & Peter Dunnill, Regen. Med. (2008) 3(1), 1-5
- Fact Sheet on Regenerative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Updated October 2010
– Research & Clinical Treatment
- MORAL SCIENCE: Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 2011
- Ten Years Since The Discovery of iPS Cells: The Current State of Their Clinical Application, Aznar, J., Tudela, J., Instituto de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Received 11 March 2016; accepted 17 August 2016
– Stem Cells and Pluripotency
- Working Group on New Developments in Stem Cell Research: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Possible Applications in Medicine, Pontifical Academy of Sciences (2012)
- Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2005)
- Monitoring Stem Cell Research, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2004)
- Ten Years Since The Discovery of iPS Cells: The Current State of Their Clinical Application, Aznar, J., Tudela, J., Instituto de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Received 11 March 2016; accepted 17 August 2016
Health Care Ethics & Bioethics
– General
- Address to the First International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System, Pope Pius XII, September 14, 1952
- Allocution To Midwives, Pope Pius XII, October 29, 1951
- Ethical Foundations – Beneficence Davis, T. (2016) .ppt
- Radical Autonomy and the Distortion of Medicine: A Reflection on Evangelium Vitae, R. Mayer
- The Changing Moral Focus of Newborn Screening, An Ethical Analysis by the President’s Council on Bioethics (2008)
- Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers – The New Charter for Health Care Workers
- Catholic Identity in Healthcare: Principles and Practice, Orville Griese 1987 © 2019 by The National Catholic Bioethics Center
– Cooperation and its Limits
- The Principles Governing Cooperation and Catholic Health Care: An Overview (excerpt from Catholic Health Ministry in Transition: Handbook for Responsible Leadership [Revised Edition]), Catholic Hospital Association
- Understanding Cooperation with Evil: Forging Collaborative Arrangements, John A. Di Camillo, BeL, in Ethics & Medics
- Schematic: Cooperation with Evil
– Ethical and Religious Directives, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
– Informed Consent
- Informed Consent Without Autonomy, D. Sulmasy, 30 Fordham Urban Law Jo. 1 (2012)
– Principle of Double Effect
- The Function of the Principle of Double Effect, J. Keenan, S.J.
- An Historical Analysis of the Principle of Double Effect, J. Mangan, S.J.
- DER and Policy: The Recommendation of a Topic, T. A. Cavanaugh, 89 American Philosophical Quarterly 3 at 539
Law & Bioethics
- Mandates, Decrees and Bioethics Liberty, Alan Sears, Esq. (2012) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- Liberty Institute’s Center for the Study of Bioethics & the Law
- Liberty Institute’s Religious Liberty Observatory
Life at its Origins
– Status of the Embryo
- Acorns and Embryos, Robert P. George and Patrick Lee, The New Atlantis (2005)
- The First Fourteen Days of Human Life, Patrick Lee and Robert P. George, The New Atlantis (Summer 2006)
- The Status of the Person of the Human Embryo, Bioethics Observatory
– Abortion
- Clarification on Procured Abortion, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2009)
- Declaration on Procured Abortion, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1974)
- The Didache, The Teachings of the Twelve Apostles
- Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), encyclical letter of Pope John Paul II (1995)
- Treating Embryocide with White Gloves, Davis, T. (2018), originally published in Crisis Magazine
- Abortion and Women’s Mental Health, Aznar, J. and Cerdá D., Catholic University Of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
- The Biological Status of the Early Human Embryo: When does human life begin?, Aznar, J. & Tudela, J., Bioethics Observatory, Institute of Life Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain (2017)
- VIDEO: First Trimester Suction or Aspiration Abortion
- VIDEO: Second Trimester D&E Abortion
- VIDEO: Third Trimester Induction Abortion
- VIDEO: First Trimester Chemical (Pills) Abortion
– Contraception
- Humanae Vitae, encyclical letter of Pope Paul VI (1968)
- The Anthropological Vision of Humanae Vitae, Karol Cardinal Wojtyla 1978
- The Moral Norm of Humane Vitae and Pastoral Duty, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1989)
- Factor V Leiden Carriers Taking Oral Contraceptives Have An Increased Risk Of Thrombosis, Aznar, J, Cerdá, G; Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, August 2013
- Allocution To Midwives, Pope Pius XII, October 29, 1951
- Humanae Vitae and Familiaris Consortio in the Seminary Curriculum, David Q. Liptak (1988) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
– Emergency Contraception and Sexual Assault
- UPA and LNG in Emergency Contraception, Mozzanega, B. and Nardelli,, G.B. (2019) , The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
- Evaluation of the Mechanism of Action of Anti-fertility Treatment in Cases of Sexual Assault: Moral Certitude and Human Acts, Davis, T., Contemporary Controversies in Catholic Bioethics, Chapter 16
- Ulipristal Acetate, A new Emergency Contraceptive: Ethical Aspects of its Use, Aznar, J.
- Emergency Contraception Mandates In Connecticut: A Case History, Davis, T. (2009)
- Plan B And The Rout Of Religious Liberty, Davis, T., in 32 Ethics & Medics 12 (2007), a Commentary of the National Catholic Bioethics Center on Health Care and the Life Sciences
- Religious Liberty and Moral Courage: The Right to Fight, Davis, T., Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly (2018)
- Emergency Contraception Mandates In Connecticut: A Case History, Davis, T., presented at United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Workshop, Dallas TX (2009)
- Does Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraceptive Have A Post-Fertilization Effect? A Review Of Its Mechanism Of Action, Peck R., Rella, W., Tudela, J., Aznar, J. & Mozzanega, B.(2016) The Linacre Quarterly, 83:1, 35-51
- The Postovulatory Mechanism of Action of Plan B: A Review of the Scientific Literature, Rebecca Peck, MD, and Rev. Juan R. Vélez, MD, National Catholic Bioethics Center Quarterly (Winter 2013)
- Plan B Agonistics: Doubt, Debate, and Denial, Rev. Deacon Thomas J. Davis Jr. National Catholic Bioethics Center Quarterly (Winter 2010)
– Human Dignity & Human Origins
- Allocution to Midwives, Pope Pius XII
- Instruction Dignitas Personae on Certain Bioethical Questions, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2008)
- Donum Vitae, Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2005)
- Regarding the Instruction Dignitas Personae, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Therapeutic Salpingostomy, Cremona, T. (2018), originally published in Saint John Paul II Bioethics Quarterly Vol. 1
- The biological Status of the Early Human Embryo: When does human life begin?, Aznar, J. & Tudela, J., Bioethics Observatory, Institute of Life Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain (2017)
– Human Reproductive Biology
- Maternal-Foetal Immunity: An Admirable Design In Favour Of Life, Julio Tudela, Rossana Estellés, Justo Aznar, accessible here.
- The Biological Status of the Early Human Embryo: When does human life begin? Aznar, J. & Tudela, J., Bioethics Observatory, Institute of Life Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain (2017)
– Sterilization
- Allocution to Midwives, Pope Pius XII (1951)
- Response to a Question on the Liceity of a Hysterectomy in Certain Cases, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Responses to Questions Posed Concerning “Uterine Isolation” and Related Matters, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Responses to Questions Concerning Sterilization in Catholic Hospitals, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Life Extension and Human Enhancement
- Reproduction & Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2004)
- Human Flourishing, Performance Enhancement, and Ritalin, The President’s Commission on Bioethics
- VIDEO: Human Brain Enhancement
Life Sustaining Treatment
- Address of John Paul II to the Participants in the International Congress on “Life-Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and ethical Dilemmas”
- Responses to Certain Questions of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2007)
- Declaration on Euthanasia, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1980)
- The Case of Jane, Criteria, Assessment & Orders, Davis, T. (2016) .ppt
- Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers – The New Charter for Health Care Workers
Marriage & Family
- Amoris Laetitia, Exhortation of the Holy Father Francis on Love in the Family
- Casti Connubii, encyclical of Pope Pius XI on Christian Marriage
- Letter Regarding the Indissolubility of Marriage, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Familiaris Consortio, Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World
- Letter to Families, Pope John Paul II
- Allocution to Midwives, Pope Pius XII (1951)
Mental & Emotional Health
- Abortion and Women’s Mental Health, Aznar, J. and Cerdá D., Catholic University Of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
- Mental Health: A Guide for Faith Leaders, American Psychiatric Association Foundation (2018)
- Address To The Rome Congress Of The International Association Of Applied Psychology, Pope Pius XII (April 10, 1958)
- Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences, Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2016)
Philosophical Questions
- Responsible Frankensteins? Brendan P. Foht, The New Atlantis (Winter 2018)
- The Evangelist of Molecular Biology, (James D. Watson), Algis Valiunas, The New Atlantis (Summer/Fall 2017)
- The Golem and the Limits of Artifice, Charles T. Rubin, The New Atlantis (Summer 2013)
- What Is It Like to Know? Ari N. Schulman, The New Atlantis (Winter 2017)
- What Neuroscience Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves, Raymond Tallis, The New Atlantis (Fall 2010)
- What About Ventilators? Tad Pacholczyk, Making Sense of Bioethics (National Catholic Bioethics Center, June 2012)
- The Biological Revolution and the Myth of Prometheus, Raymond Dennehy, Ph.D. (1985) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
Pius XII Reader
- Allocution to Midwives, Pope Pius XII (1951)
- Address to the First International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System, Pope Pius XII, September 14, 1952
- Address To An International Congress Of Anesthesiologists, Pope Pius XII, November 24, 1957
- Address To The Rome Congress Of The International Association Of Applied Psychology, Pope Pius XII (April 10, 1958)
- VIDEO: The Documented Truth: The Heroic Virtue of Pope Pius XII,Gary Krupp, GCSG, OStJ, DCS (2014) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
Public Policy
- Doctrinal Note on some questions regarding The Participation of Catholics in Political Life, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Reproduction & Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2004)
Religious Liberty
- Reproduction & Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2004)
- Religious Liberty and Moral Courage: The Right to Fight, Davis, T., Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly (2018)
Respect for Human Remains
- Instruction Ad resurgendum cum Christo regarding the burial of the deceased and the conservation of the ashes in the case of cremation, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Sexuality & Sexual Ethics
General
Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1986), Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect
Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2003), Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect
Persona Humana, Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1975)
Growing Pains: Problems with Puberty Suppression in Treating Gender Dysphoria, Cruz, P., Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2017), published in The New Atlantis
Note on the Banalization of Sexuality, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences, Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2016)
Theologies of the Body: Humanist and Christian Benedict Ashley 1985
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Humanae Vitae and Familiaris Consortio in the Seminary Curriculum, David Q. Liptak (1988) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
– Conjugal relations
- Casti Connubii, Encyclical Of Pope Pius XI On Christian Marriage (1930)
- Familiaris Consortio, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on the Role of the Christian Family In The Modern World
- Humanae Vitae, Encyclical letter of Pope Paul VI (1968) on the Regulation of Birth
- Note on the Banalization of Sexuality Regarding Certain Interpretations of “Light of the World”, Sacred Congregation For The Doctrine Of The Faith
- Allocution to Midwives, Pope Pius XII (1951)
– Gender Identity & Ideology
- “Male and Female He Created Them”: Towards A Path Of Dialogue On The Question Of Gender Theory In Education, Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions) 2019
- Gender Dysphoria in Children, American College of Pediatricians (2018)
- Growing Pains: Problems with Puberty Suppression in Treating Gender Dysphoria, Cruz, P., Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2017), published in The New Atlantis
- Brief of amicus curiae Dr. Paul R. McHugh, M.D., Dr. Paul Hruz, M.D., Ph.D., and Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer, in support of Petitioner, filed in United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in GLOUCESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Petitioner, v. G.G., by his next friend and mother, DEIRDRE GRIMM, Respondent
- Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences, Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2016)
- Observations in a Gender Diversity Clinic, Monique Robles, M.D. in Ethics & Medics, a Commentary of the National Catholic Bioethics Center
- Sex and Gender: A Theological and Scientific Inquiry edited by Mark F. Schwartz, et al., The National Catholic Bioethics Center, 1983, © 2019 by The National Catholic Bioethics Center
- Gender Dysphoria in Children, American College of Pediatricians (2018)
- Growing Pains: Problems with Puberty Suppression in Treating Gender Dysphoria, Cruz, P., Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2017), published in The New Atlantis
- Brief of amicus curiae Dr. Paul R. McHugh, M.D., Dr. Paul Hruz, M.D., Ph.D., and Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer, in support of Petitioner, filed in United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in GLOUCESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Petitioner, v. G.G., by his next friend and mother, DEIRDRE GRIMM, Respondent
- Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences, Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2016)
- Observations in a Gender Diversity Clinic, Monique Robles, M.D. in Ethics & Medics, a Commentary of the National Catholic Bioethics Center
- Sex and Gender: A Theological and Scientific Inquiry edited by Mark F. Schwartz, et al., The National Catholic Bioethics Center, 1983, © 2019 by The National Catholic Bioethics Center
- VIDEO: Gender Dysphoria in Children: Science, Ideology and Ethics, Paul Hruz, M.D., Ph.D. (2017) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
– Same Sex Attraction & Acts
- Letter To The Bishops Of The Catholic Church On The Pastoral Care Of Homosexual Persons, Sacred Congregation For The Doctrine Of The Faith
- Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition To Unions Between Homosexual Persons, Sacred Congregation For The Doctrine Of The Faith (2003)
- Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences, Mayer, L., McHugh, P. (2016)
- The Cryptic Biological Determinism Of “Sexual Orientation”: Study On Homosexual Determinism, Bioethics Observatory, Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- AUDIO: The Courage Apostolate: Friendship, Purity and Sanctity, Paul Check, STL (2013) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- VIDEO: And Such Were Some of You: Homosexuality and the Bible, Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D. (2019) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series] Study Guide to Fr. Sebastian’s lecture here.
Suffering & Illness
- Salvifici Doloris, Apostolic Letter Of Pope John Paul II On The Christian Meaning Of Human Suffering (1984)
- The Presence of Evil and Suffering in the World, Pope John Paul II, General Audience June 4, 1986
- In Jesus the Redeemer, Divine Providence Overcomes Evil, Pope John Paul II, General Audience June 11, (1986)
Synthetic Biology
- The Conception of Synthetic Entities from a Personalist Perspective, Lucía Gómez-Tatay, José Miguel Hernández-Andreu & Justo Aznar
- The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology, Jonathan B. Tucker and Raymond A. Zilinskas, The New Atlantis (Spring 2006)
Technological Reproduction
– General
- “Begotten Not Made;” Reflections on Laboratory Production of Human Life, William May, Ph.D. (1984) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- The Biological Revolution and the Myth of Prometheus, Raymond Dennehy, Ph.D. (1985) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
- Technologized Parenthood, Donald DeMarco, Ph.D. (1987) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
– Cloning
- Truth and Cloning: Political Ideology, Scientific Integrity, and the Advent of Three Parent Children, Semataska, K.
- Human Cloning and Human Dignity, an Ethical Inquiry, the President’s Council on Bioethics (2002)
- Scientific Aspects of Human and Animal Cloning, the President’s Council on Bioethics
- Reproduction & Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2004)
– Designer Babies
- Treating Embryocide with White Gloves, Davis, T. (2018), originally published in Crisis Magazine
- Reproduction & Responsibility, The Regulation of the New Biotechnologies, the President’s Council on Bioethics (2004)
– Embryo Adoption
- Frozen Embryo Adoption, Justo Aznar-Luceaa, Miriam Martínez-Perisb and Pedro Navarro-Illanac, THERAPEÍA 8 [July 2016], 103-120
- Moral Assessment Of Frozen Human Embryo Adoption In The Light Of The Magisterium Of The Catholic Church, Justo Aznar, Miriam Martínez-Peris, Pedro Navarro-Illana, Acta Bioethica 2017; 23 (1): 137-149
– Health & Risks
- The Health Outcomes Of Human Offspring Conceived By Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), M. Chen and L. K. Heilbronn, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (2017), 8(4), 388–402
– In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), encyclical of Pope John Paul II (1995)
- Excerpts, Evangelium Vitae, passages on IVF
– Preimplantation Diagnostic Testing
- Reproduction & Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies, The President’s Council on Bioethics (2004)
- Treating Embryocide with White Gloves, Davis, T. (2018), originally published in Crisis Magazine
- Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), encyclical of Pope John Paul II (1995)
– Surrogacy
- Donum Vitae, Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Instruction Dignitas Personae on Certain Bioethical Questions, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2008)
Transhumanism
- Responsible Frankensteins? Brendan P. Foht, The New Atlantis (Winter 2018)
- Transhumanism and the Emancipation of Human Nature, Dr Enrique Burguete Miguel
- The Biological Revolution and the Myth of Prometheus, Raymond Dennehy, Ph.D. (1985) [St. John Paul II Bioethics Lecture Series]
Vaccines & Pharmaceuticals
– Chemical Intervention & Children
- Letter from Pontifical Academy of Life Introducing “Moral Reflection on vaccines Prepared from Calles Derived from Aborted Human Fetuses” (2005)
- Human Flourishing, Performance Enhancement, and Ritalin, The President’s Commission on Bioethics (2002)
– Psychotropics
- Pastoral Guidance on the Compassionate Use of Cannabis, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
- Final Act Of The United Nations Conference For The Adoption Of A Convention Against Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances
- Human Flourishing, Performance Enhancement, and Ritalin, The President’s Commission on Bioethics
– Vaccines of Various Types & Origins
- Letter Introducing “Moral Reflection on vaccines Prepared from Calles Derived from Aborted Human Foetuses,” Pontifical Academy of Life (2005)
- Note on Italian Vaccine Issue, Pontifical Academy of Life, National Office for Health Pastoral Care (CEI), Association of Italian Catholic Doctor (2017)
- Ethical considerations of universal vaccination against human papilloma virus, Pedro Navarro-Illana, Justo Aznar, Javier Díez-Domingo, BMC Medical Ethics 2014, 15:29 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-15-29
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