The ethics of suicide and organ donation
Physician-assisted suicide involves asking a medical professional to write a prescription for a toxic drug so that a patient can ingest it and bring his or her own life to an end. The practice sadly appears ...
Embryo adoption: An open question?
When it comes to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of IVF embryos frozen in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is often claimed that the Catholic Church has never definitively addressed the liceity, or ...
Is it ethical to clone animals?
The global market for cloning cats, dogs, and other pets reached $300 million in 2024, and has been projected to reach $1.5 billion by 2035. When it comes to the ethics of cloning animals, whether cattle, ...
Embryo adoption: An open question?
When it comes to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of IVF embryos frozen in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is often claimed that the Catholic Church has never definitively addressed the liceity, or ...
Ethical issues involved with 'pregnancy robots'
Reports emerged in August that the world's first "pregnancy robot" was under development in China. The concept prototype involved a humanoid form, equipped with an artificial womb in its abdomen, ...
'De-extincting' long-vanished animal species?
Several private companies have set out to "resurrect" extinct species using DNA and cloning technologies, with ongoing efforts to revive the dire wolf, wooly mammoth, dodo bird, and various other ancient ...
Is there any reason I shouldn't do yoga?
In the United States, there are roughly 30 million practitioners of yoga, alongside an expanding industry providing yoga-related products and services, classes, workshops, and equipment. But many Christians ...
The Trump executive order on IVF
On Feb. 18, President Trump issued an executive order entitled, "Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization" (IVF), in which he stated, "My Administration recognizes the importance of family formation, ...
