Bioethics on Air: Episode 99: Digesting the Dobbs Decision

Religious liberty attorney Eric Kniffin returns to Bioethics on Air to break down US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the case that reversed Roe v. Wade. Kniffin addresses originalism, how Roe was “egregiously wrong,” and why stare decisis did not apply in Dobbs.

Note: Although not discussed, the podcast references the due process clause of the 14th Amendment which reads, “… nor shall any State deprive a person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law.”

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistAugust 28, 2022Catholic Health Care, abortion

Bioethics on Air: Episode 98: Pro-Life Advocacy Post-Dobbs

Diocesan pro-life leaders Allison LeDoux (Worcester, MA) and Fr. Peter Ascik (Charlotte, NC) discuss the opportunities provided by, and the challenges facing, the Catholic Church in the post-Dobbs world. They also address the Church’s ongoing efforts to promote the culture of life in the United States.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistAugust 12, 2022Catholic Health Care, abortion

Bioethics on Air: Episode 97: Navigating Ethical Landmines in Nurse Education – Part 2

In part 2 of their interview, nursing student Elizabeth Niekrewicz and nurse educator DiAnn Ecret address concrete, practical steps that nursing students (and others) can take to protect their conscience rights in an increasingly hostile medical environment.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 96: Navigating Ethical Landmines in Nurse Education – Part 1

Nursing student Elizabeth Niekrewicz and nurse educator DiAnn Ecret address ethical challenges facing nursing students both in the classroom and in clinicals. Issues discussed include the importance of—and changing nature of—the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, hierarchal power dynamics, and differing interpretations of the term advocacy.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 95: Recommendations for Reforming the US Health Care Sector

In part two of her interview, Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, addresses issues of cost, waste, and accessibility within the US health care sector. She also explains free market proposals for reform offered by the Health Policy Consensus Group in its publication Health Care Choices 2020: A Vision for the Future.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 94: Federal Intrusion in the US Health Care Sector and Why It’s Not Working

In the first of a two-part interview, Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, explains both the history and the many challenges facing the US health care sector, focusing on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). She also discusses the impact of implementing a single-payer system, or “Medicare for All,” in the United States.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 93: Tucker Carlson, Euthanasia, and Medical Education

In part two of his interview, Dr. Charlie Camosy speaks about his appearance on Tucker Carson Tonight where he addressed Canada’s euthanizing of the poor. He also discusses his new position at the Creighton University School of Medicine.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 92: The Dobbs Leak

Dr. Charlie Camosy returns to Bioethics on Air to discuss the leaked decision in the Dobbs case and its impact on abortion politics in the United States.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistMay 17, 2022abortion

Bioethics on Air: Episode 91: ACOG's Orwellian Language on Abortion - Part Two

Pro-life OB/GYN Chris Stroud continues his critique of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ March 2022 ‘guidance’ on how to speak about abortion. This interview focuses on ACOG’s deceptive claims concerning dismemberment abortion and what the word term means.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 90: ACOG's Orwellian Language on Abortion - Part One

Pro-life OB/GYN Chris Stroud joins Bioethics on Air to critique the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ March 2022 ‘guidance’ on how to speak about abortion. This interview focuses on ACOG’s claim that we can no longer use the terms baby, unborn child, or fetal heartbeat.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 89: Introducing the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance

Steven White, MD and NCBC President Joseph Meaney join Joe Zalot introduce the newly formed Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance (CHCLA). Steve and Joseph explain why the alliance was formed, discuss its founding members, and set an ambitious agenda to transform Catholic health care.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 88: Referral, Transfer of Care, and Conscience Rights

Family Medicine physician Lisa Gilbert discusses the ethical challenges surrounding referrals for illicit medical interventions, the distinction between referral and transfer of care, and her work advocating for the conscience rights of medical professionals.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 87: The Common Good and COVID-19 Vaccines

In part two of his interview, Dr. John Di Camillo addresses how the Catholic understanding of the common good can help inform responses to ongoing ethical concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, as well as mandates.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 86: Forming Conscience on COVID-19 Vaccines - An Update

Dr. John Di Camillo discusses his presentation on COVID-19 vaccines and mandates from the 2022 NCBC Bishops Workshop. In part one of this interview, John focuses on the latest available information concerning COVID vaccines and how this information should inform judgments of conscience.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 85: Formed in Faith … in Life and Medicine

Ashley Womack, MD discusses how, through her Catholic faith, she navigated the ethical challenges of both medical school and OB/GYN residency, including her refusal to complete a “family planning” rotation at Planned Parenthood.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 84: Project Rachel Ministry

Mary McClusky, Assistant Director for Project Rachel Ministry Development with the USCCB Committee on Pro Life Activities, joins Joe Zalot to discuss this specifically Catholic model of abortion healing ministry. Mary focuses on the challenges women face following an abortion, the services that Project Rachel Ministry offers, and how the sacraments (especially reconciliation) play a key role in the abortion healing process.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistJanuary 17, 2022abortion

Bioethics on Air: Episode 83: Live Action on Pro-Life Legislation

Noah Brandt, Director of Government Affairs at Live Action, discusses the Dobbs case, the Texas Heartbeat Bill, and Ohio’s 2363 Bill. He also explains the importance of properly interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment as well as Live Action’s efforts to counter corporate censorship.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistJanuary 5, 2022abortion

Bioethics on Air: Episode 82: Vaccine Mandates – Objection, Exemption, and Termination

In part two of our interview, attorney Jonathan Berry offers a legal perspective of religious and conscience objection, and he discusses what is reasonable (and not reasonable) in terms of requesting such an exemption. He also suggests what individuals can do when facing termination for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 81: Legal Perspectives on the Federal Vaccine Mandate

Attorney Jonathan Berry explains the legal and constitutional challenges to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and he clarifies the status of these challenges in the federal courts to date.

Update: Just hours after this interview was recorded, a three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the Biden vaccine mandate. Boyden Gray filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court within 45 minutes of that ruling.

Bioethics on Air: Episode 80: Straight Talk on Science and Dobbs

Dr. Maureen Condic, Associate Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, discusses (1) how science demonstrates that human life begins at conception, and (2) how recent scientific advances indicate that preborn children may exhibit consciousness, and experience pain, earlier than previously thought.

ArchivedJoe Zalot, PhD—Staff EthicistNovember 29, 2021abortion, Research

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