NCBC Recommends to U.S. HHS that Institutional Review Board Policies Stipulate Protections for Human Research Subjects who are Pregnant Women, Human Fetuses and Neonates, Prisoners, and Children
NCBC Recommends to U.S. HHS that Institutional Review Board Policies Stipulate Protections for Human Research Subjects who are Pregnant Women, Human Fetuses and Neonates, Prisoners, and Children

Document Identifier: OS–0990–New: Process, for proposed research involving: (1)
Pregnant women, human fetuses and neonates; (2) prisoners; or, (3) children, as subjects that
are not otherwise approval by an IRB. Specific focus of respondents on: the accuracy of the
estimated burden; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.

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Hilliard, Public Comments and BriefsMarie Hilliard, JCD, PhD, RN—Senior FellowConscience and Civil Liberties, Research
NCBC joins three associations, committed to the wellbeing of the human person, to provide public comment in opposition to proposed womb transplant policies, especially policies allowing living donors.
NCBC joins three associations, committed to the wellbeing of the human person, to provide public comment in opposition to proposed womb transplant policies, especially policies allowing living donors.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment on behalf of The National
Catholic Bioethics Center, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, the Catholic Medical
Association, and the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA. We wish to address the
Establish Membership Requirements of Uterus Transplant Programs proposed by the OPTN
Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Transplantation Committee. We wish to focus on the
following OPTN Bylaws changes:

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Hilliard, Public Comments and BriefsMarie Hilliard, JCD, PhD, RN—Senior FellowConscience and Civil Liberties, Research
NCBC Recommends to U.S. HHS that Institutional Review Board Policies Stipulate Protections for Human Research Subjects who are Pregnant Women, Human Fetuses and Neonates, Prisoners, and Children
NCBC Recommends to U.S. HHS that Institutional Review Board Policies Stipulate Protections for Human Research Subjects who are Pregnant Women, Human Fetuses and Neonates, Prisoners, and Children

Document Identifier: OS–0990–New: Process, for proposed research involving: (1)
Pregnant women, human fetuses and neonates; (2) prisoners; or, (3) children, as subjects that
are not otherwise approval by an IRB. Specific focus of respondents on: the accuracy of the
estimated burden; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.

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Hilliard, Public Comments and BriefsMarie Hilliard, JCD, PhD, RN—Senior FellowConscience and Civil Liberties, Research
Public Comment: NCBC Joins 15 Agencies in Urging HHS to Reject Physician-Assisted Suicide
Public Comment: NCBC Joins 15 Agencies in Urging HHS to Reject Physician-Assisted Suicide
Public Comments and BriefsMarie Hilliard, JCD, PhD, RN—Senior FellowPersons with Disabilities, End-of-Life Issues, Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, Conscience and Civil Liberties, Government Mandates (ACA and HHS)