Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 196 : New Cures from Embryonic Stem Cells?

Receiving a diabetes treatment produced with embryonic stem cells signals a willingness on our part to tolerate the killing of younger human beings in order to benefit others who are older.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationOctober 29, 2021Abortion, Cooperation in Evil, COVID-19, Embryos, Fetal Tissue Harvesting, Stem Cell Research, Vaccines and Vaccination

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 175: Christian Girls and Abortion

Mothers and fathers may have never discussed the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy to let their children know ahead of time that, even if they act contrary to their advice and conceive a child, they will still be there for them.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationJanuary 30, 2020Abortion, Human Sexuality, Parenting, Premarital Sex, Sex Education, Cooperation in Evil

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 174: The Foxes and the Henhouse

There are few, if any, ‘bottom lines’ when it comes to research ethics. The lines have become exceedingly flexible, if the price is right or if a particular political administration wants to redraw them.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationDecember 30, 2019Genetics and Genome Editing, Imposing Our Beliefs, Law and Ethics, Science and Religion, Universal Morality, Cooperation in Evil, Research

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 172: Pushing Back Against Evil

We need to recognize how God has entrusted to each of us a small garden that he asks us to tend.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationOctober 30, 2019Universal Morality, Cooperation in Evil, Conscience, Imposing Our Beliefs

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 148: When Is It a Sin to Make a Referral?

Among medical professionals, situations can arise in which they may be tempted to make a referral for an immoral procedure, supposing that because they are not doing the procedure themselves, they are now morally ‘in the clear.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationOctober 30, 2017Cooperation in Evil, Law and Ethics, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 100: The Ethics of Donating Money to Charitable Foundations

When foundations have a generally sound list of activities, but promote an intrinsically immoral activity as well (e.g. abortion, human embryonic stem cell research, contracep-tion, etc.), one must consider the serious matter of the fungibil-ity of donated funds.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationOctober 30, 2013Cooperation in Evil, Charitable Giving

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 097: Is It Wrong for Me Now to Buy Health Insurance?

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Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationJuly 30, 2013Cooperation in Evil, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 095: The Morality and Wisdom of Incremental Legislation

Many commentators have observed how dramatic progress has occurred in changing public opinion on abortion in the United States in recent years because of this incremental approach.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationMay 30, 2013Cooperation in Evil, Law and Ethics, Voting and Ethics

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 070: The Courage to Refuse to Cooperate in Evil

Some helpful ‘principles of cooperation’ have been developed over the centuries in the Catholic moral tradition as a way of discerning how properly to avoid, limit, or distance ourselves from evil, especially intrinsically evil actions.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationApril 30, 2011Cooperation in Evil, Conscience and Civil Liberties

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