Views vary on other ideas, such as recognizing same-sex marriages. Most see Pope Francis as a change in the church’s direction, and he’s broadly popular. Many Americans who are highly religious and ...

The exploding field of bioethics has created the need for a sound understanding of Catholic teaching regarding the dignity of the human person — especially on the trending topic of in vitro ...

This video shows an interview centering on the possible benefits and misuses of creating viruses. 1. To begin, write the following sentence stem on the board: “In the future…” Ask each student to try ...

This course is designed for health professions students. It meets the theology ultimate questions requirement and the Identities in Context attribution. Health professionals continually engage with ...

The prevention and relief of suffering has long been a core medical concern. But while this is a laudable goal, some question whether medicine can, or should, aim for a world without pain, sadness, ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's top bioethics official dismissed calls for his resignation following an uproar over his defense of doctors who aborted the twin fetuses of a 9-year-old child who was raped ...

The International Academy of Bioethical Inquiry was established in 2015 and since then has functioned under the auspices of Saint Louis University and the Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics. In line ...

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Most Americans say the Earth is getting warmer, including a narrow majority (53%) who say it is mostly because of human activity, such as burning fossil fuels. Most also view global climate change as ...

In January 1998, the Programs of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion, and of Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) began ...

Last week, 1,150,284 Americans were newly diagnosed with COVID-19, more than 100,000 people were hospitalized and 10,386 people died from it. By the time you read this, at least another 10,000 people ...