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

    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
  • Pro-life physician-led groups weigh in on development of COVID-19 vaccines

    Pro-life physician-led groups weigh in on development of COVID-19 vaccines

    • Dec 5, 2020

    The Catholic Medical Association and three other physician-led organizations said Dec. 2 the “expeditious availability of effective vaccines” to fight COVID-19 is laudable.

    By Julie Asher
  • Bioethicist calls for right to ‘not be forced to die alone’

    Bioethicist calls for right to ‘not be forced to die alone’

    • Nov 19, 2020

    Currently, COVID-19 social distancing restrictions at medical and care facilities often limit visitation rights for family and chaplains. One leading bioethicist insists this violates the right to ‘not be forced to die alone.’

    By Charles Collins
  • Bioethics questions emerge from experimental drug used in COVID-19 treatment

    Bioethics questions emerge from experimental drug used in COVID-19 treatment

    • Oct 11, 2020

    The treatment that President Donald Trump has received to fight COVID-19 has turned the focus on an experimental drug that shows promise in combating the coronavirus but is raising ethical questions about the cell line that helped researchers develop the medicine.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Bioethicists welcome Vatican document on euthanasia: ‘No life is unworthy of life’

    Bioethicists welcome Vatican document on euthanasia: ‘No life is unworthy of life’

    • Sep 23, 2020

    Catholic bioethicists have welcomed the Vatican’s clear statement that euthanasia is incompatible with palliative care.

    By Charles Collins
  • Global biotech company ends use of aborted fetal cell lines for vaccines

    Global biotech company ends use of aborted fetal cell lines for vaccines

    • Sep 19, 2020

    Catholic pro-life leaders say they are seeing some progress in the development of vaccines with the use of ethical animal cell lines instead of cell lines derived from abortions.

    By Julie Asher
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