There never used to be debate over when someone was dead. If there was no heartbeat, no breathing, and no response to stimulation or resuscitation… Read More »End of Life Care: When is a person really dead?
We can’t live without food and water. Our bodies rely on these basic essentials of life for survival. Think for a moment about a time… Read More »End of Life Care: Are food and water ‘medicine’?
We’ve probably heard this question before. No one wants to be hooked up to machines against their will–and no one should be forced to be… Read More »End of Life Care: Do I have to spend my last days hooked up to machines?
A non-comprehensive compendium of cases of patients who have awakened and/or improved following a diagnosis of persistent vegetative state, irreversible coma or death Prepared with… Read More »End of Life Care: Miracles
By Julie Grimstad Contrary to what secularists1 claim, there are absolutes – absolutely right and absolutely wrong choices and actions. The Catholic Church, more than any… Read More »End of Life Care: Providing nutrition and hydration to patients
in this issue: hot button issues: BOB DORNANabortion: CONSPICUOUS BY ITS ABSENCEabortion and business: AMERICAN GIRLabortion and rape: COSTA RICAeuthanasia: HURRICANE KATRINAin vitro fertilization: IGNORING GUIDELINESmedical research: WRONGmorning-after abortion pill: CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTSpersonhood: RIGHT TO… Read More »Communique – Oct. 14, 2005
It’s hard to ignore the national campaign to encourage organ donation. You encounter it on bumperstickers and billboards, and you deal with it when you… Read More »End of Life Care: Should I be an organ donor?
What about the hard cases – rape, incest or the life of the mother? Shouldn’t abortion be allowed under these circumstances? Rape and incest “I… Read More »Countering Pro-Abortion Arguments 14
How safe is abortion? If you have been told that abortion is a “safe and legal” procedure, please keep reading. Many problems can occur either… Read More »Abortion: How Much Do You Know? (Question 11)
A number of my colleagues have expressed concern over the fact that several vaccines including the Rubella vaccine, the Hepatitis A vaccine and the Chickenpox… Read More »Chicken Pox Vaccine: To Whom It May Concern …
Can I take the pill for medical reasons? Doctors commonly prescribe oral contraceptives (i.e. the birth control pill) for menstrual abnormalities: regulating periodshypermenorrhea (heavy periods)polymenorrhea… Read More »Abortion: How Much Do You Know? (Question 9)
March 30, 1999 Edward J. Furton, M.A., Ph.D.Editor, Ethics and MedicsThe National Catholic Bioethics Center159 Washington StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02135-4325 Dear Dr. Furton, Being a regular… Read More »Chicken Pox Vaccine: Letter to Dr. Edward J. Furton