Bioethics Archives - Page 3 of 22

Panelists in webinar address concerns raised over vaccines and fetal cell line

Jan 17, 2021

Participants in a Jan. 14 webinar sponsored by the Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America discussed concerns raised by some over a fetal cell line being used in some phase of COVID-19 vaccine development but concluded the cell line is probably sufficiently removed from the “original evil” to ameliorate Catholic apprehensions.

By Kurt Jensen

English bishop amid court challenges: Giving food, water is basic care

Jan 14, 2021

An English bishop expressed solidarity with the family of a man on feeding tubes as a court decision on their removal was delayed pending an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

By Simon Caldwell

U.S. bishops urge vaccination, but avoid morally compromised vaccines if possible

Dec 15, 2020

The U.S. bishops’ conference is encouraging Catholics to get a coronavirus vaccination because it’s a “moral responsibility for the common good,” even is some vaccines are connected to abortion-derived cell lines.

By John Lavenburg

Pre-natal screening can lead to ‘moral ugliness’ of aborting disabled, theologian says

Dec 14, 2020

Brian Brock is Professor of Moral and Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen. He is also a husband and father of three children, including Adam, who is 16, who has Down Syndrome and autism.

By Charles C. Camosy

Ireland’s bishops encourage Catholics to support COVID vaccinations

Dec 10, 2020

Ireland’s bishops say “safe and effective vaccination is an essential aspect” of COVID-19 prevention and are encouraging Catholics to support vaccination programs, “not only for their own good, but for the protection of life and the health of those who are vulnerable and for the common good of humanity.”

By Charles Collins

Scotland’s bishops highlight ‘reasons for hope’ in pastoral letter

Dec 9, 2020

Scotland’s Catholic bishops are urging the development of “satisfactory protocols” for treating or withholding treatment from patients and the exclusive use of “ethically sourced material” for the development of vaccines in a new pastoral letter.

By Charles Collins

UK bishops say it’s not sin to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 7, 2020

Calling a vaccine the “most effective” way to stop COVID-19, England’s bishops say each person “has a duty to protect others from infection with its danger of serious illness, and for some, death.”

By Charles Collins