here are ethical rules for protesting, just as there are for everything else that one does. Resorting to violence and vandalism are two of the most unethical actions associated with modern protests. I have participated in many marches, life chains, and other public denunciations of abortion over the years.
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A shocking news headline grabbed my attention recently: “Conscientious objection ‘may become indefensible’ according to new WHO guidance.” Rights of conscience, like all other fundamental human rights, do have limits and certain conditions that must apply for their exercise, but what could possibly justify the World Health Organization (WHO) rhetorically condemning conscientious objection?
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Matthew Hanley, a recent Senior Fellow with The National Catholic Bioethics Center, has been named the winner of this year’s international scientific Ratio et Spes award. The prestigious award is given jointly by the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland and the Vatican-based Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation.
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The National Catholic Bioethics Center joins the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA in urging that, if a person chooses to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and there is a choice of vaccines, a vaccine which has the least association with cells from an aborted fetus be selected.
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