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NCBQ 17.2 (Summer 2017): Gender Transitioning and Catholic Health Care

NCBQ 17.2 (Summer 2017): Gender Transitioning and Catholic Health Care

Statements by NCBC EthicistsJohn A. Di Camillo, PhD, BeL—Staff EthicistAugust 15, 2017Gender Identity and Being Transgender, Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance

Ethics & Medics 42.7 (July 2017): A Critique of “Gender Dysphoria” in DSM-5

Ethics & Medics 42.7 (July 2017): A Critique of “Gender Dysphoria” in DSM-5

Statements by NCBC EthicistsEdward J. Furton, PhD, MA—Director of PublicationsJuly 17, 2017Gender Identity and Being Transgender

Statement of the NCBC on the Charlie Gard Case

Statement of the NCBC on the Charlie Gard Case

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsJuly 7, 2017Catholic Health Care, Determination of Death, Experimental Treatment, End-of-Life Issues

Brief Statement on Transgenderism

Brief Statement on Transgenderism

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsFebruary 22, 2017Catholic Health Care, Gender Identity and Being Transgender

NCBQ 16.1 (Spring 2016): Long-Acting Contraceptives for Adolescents

NCBQ 16.1 (Spring 2016): Long-Acting Contraceptives for Adolescents

Statements by NCBC EthicistsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterMay 15, 2016Birth Control and Contraception, Catholic Health Care, Human Sexuality

Zika Does Not Justify Abortion or Contraception

Zika Does Not Justify Abortion or Contraception

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsFebruary 22, 2016Abortion, Pregnancy Complications, Catholic Health Care, Beginning-of-Life Issues, Birth Control and Contraception

Dismay Regarding the Embryonic Research Decision in the United Kingdom

Dismay Regarding the Embryonic Research Decision in the United Kingdom

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsFebruary 8, 2016Research, Stem Cell Research, Genetics and Genome Editing

Medicare Funding of Advance Care Planning: The NCBC Raises Caution

Medicare Funding of Advance Care Planning: The NCBC Raises Caution

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsJuly 10, 2015Advance Directives and POLST, End-of-Life Issues, Nutrition and Hydration, Government Mandates (ACA and HHS)

The NCBC Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges

Statements by NCBC EthicistsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterJune 26, 2015Marriage, Human Sexuality

Transfer of Care vs. Referral: A Crucial Moral Distinction

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsMay 1, 2015Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance, Consultation, Cooperation and Double Effect

The Ice Bucket Challenge and Lou Gehrig’s Disease Research

Statements by NCBC EthicistsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterAugust 22, 2014Charitable Giving, Persons with Disabilities, Stem Cell Research, Cooperation and Double Effect

Pope Francis Affirms Natural Marriage, Not Same-Sex Civil Unions

Pope Francis Affirms Natural Marriage, Not Same-Sex Civil Unions

Statements by NCBC EthicistsJohn A. Di Camillo, PhD, BeL—Staff EthicistMarch 12, 2014Human Sexuality, Marriage

Jahi McMath and Catholic Teaching on Determination of Death

Jahi McMath and Catholic Teaching on Determination of Death

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsJanuary 7, 2014Catholic Health Care, Brain Death, Determination of Death, End-of-Life Issues, Nutrition and Hydration

NCBQ 11.2 (Summer 2011): Legitimacy of Neurological Criteria for the Determination of Death

NCBQ 11.2 (Summer 2011): Legitimacy of Neurological Criteria for the Determination of Death

Statements by NCBC EthicistsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterAugust 15, 2011Brain Death, Determination of Death, End-of-Life Issues, Organ Donation

NCBC Statement on the “Phoenix Case”

NCBC Statement on the “Phoenix Case”

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsDecember 24, 2010Catholic Health Care, Abortion, Pregnancy Complications, Beginning-of-Life Issues

Revision of Directive 58 of Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services

Revision of Directive 58 of Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services

Statements by NCBC EthicistsEdward J. Furton, PhD, MA—Director of PublicationsDecember 16, 2009Nutrition and Hydration, End-of-Life Issues, Catholic Health Care, Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), Persons with Disabilities

Ethics & Medics 33.8 (August 2008): Model Policy Concerning the Care to Patients at Life's End for Catholic Health Care Agencies

Ethics & Medics 33.8 (August 2008): Model Policy Concerning the Care to Patients at Life's End for Catholic Health Care Agencies

Statements by NCBC EthicistsMarie Hilliard, JCD, PhD, RN—Senior FellowAugust 15, 2008Brain Death, Determination of Death, End-of-Life Issues, Organ Donation, Catholic Health Care, Advance Directives and POLST, Nutrition and Hydration

The Ten Great Myths in the Debate Over Stem Cell Research

The Ten Great Myths in the Debate Over Stem Cell Research

Statements by NCBC EthicistsRev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationNovember 12, 2007Stem Cell Research, Abortion, Genetics and Genome Editing, Research