November 19, 2019
Faith
November 11, 2019
Not So Conscientious Objection: When Can Doctors Refuse to Treat?
November 1, 2019
He Needed a Gender-Affirming Procedure. The Hospital Said No.
September 30, 2019
Pope Francis Warns Companies to Use Artificial Intelligence for the ‘Common Good’
September 19, 2019
Column: Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against Catholic Hospital for Refusing Transgender Patient’s Surgery
July 16, 2019
US Activists Promote Anti-Birth Control App in Nigeria ‘Most Vulnerable’ Areas
June 13, 2019
Amid Measles Outbreak, New York Ends Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
May 28, 2019
Abortion: Islamic and Jewish Views on When a Human Soul Enters the Human Fetus
May 21, 2019
States Sue Over Rule Allowing Clinicians to Refuse Abortions
May 10, 2019
How Big a Problem Is Religious Objection in Health Care?
(NPR) – When a health care provider feels they have been forced to do something they disagree with on moral or religious grounds, they can file a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services. Some high-profile cases have … Read More
March 25, 2019
How Pope Francis Could Shape the Future of Robotics
(BBC) – It might not be the first place you imagine when you think about robots. But in the Renaissance splendour of the Vatican, thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, scientists, ethicists and theologians gather to discuss the future of … Read More
March 22, 2019
Many Catholic Hospitals Fail to Disclose Religious Affiliation, Restrictions Online
(Reuters) – Patients should know if the hospital they choose will restrict their care for religious reasons, but among nearly 650 Catholic hospitals in the U.S., a new study finds that one in five don’t explicitly disclose this information on … Read More
March 7, 2019
Ash Wednesday Brings a ‘Welcome Honesty’ to Discussions About Mortality
(NPR) – Serna says death is usually sanitized, and we try to avoid even talking about it. As a hospital chaplain, he talks about mortality more than most people do. But today, Ash Wednesday, is one of the few days … Read More
February 14, 2019
Hindu Nationalists Claim That Ancient Indians Had Airplanes, Stem Cell Technology, and the Internet
(Science) – The most widely discussed talk at the Indian Science Congress, a government-funded annual jamboree held in Jalandhar in January, wasn’t about space exploration or information technology, areas in which India has made rapid progress. Instead, the talk celebrated … Read More
November 2, 2018
Rethinking Death in America
(U.S. News & World Report) – It’s a generational shift that in many cases flatly rejects convention and tradition and embraces a new conception of the rite: Much like weddings have opted toward personalization of vows, locations and officiants, funerals … Read More
August 8, 2018
The Pope Changed the Catholic Church’s Position on the Death Penalty. Will the Supreme Court Follow?
(TIME) – When Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s position on the death penalty from permitting it in very rare circumstances to now deeming it completely “inadmissible” and violative of the “dignity of the person,” it reflected and reinforced a … Read More
August 7, 2018
There’s a Surprisingly Rich Debate About How to Define Death
(Vox) – What is death, really? Turns out there’s no true consensus among doctors, bioethicists, and philosophers. The way death is determined can even change as you cross state lines. Is it when our brains completely shut down? Is it … Read More
July 11, 2018
‘They Are Not God’: Mother of Girl Declared Dead Twice Criticizes Doctors
(NBC News) – After refusing for more than four years to accept California doctors’ conclusion that her comatose daughter was brain-dead, Nailah Winkfield forcefully told mourners at her daughter’s funeral service last week to stop letting doctors “pull the plug … Read More
June 18, 2018
Pope Francis on Abortion: It’s What the Nazis Did, Only with ‘White Gloves’
(Los Angeles Times) – Pope Francis denounced abortion Saturday as the “white glove” equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them. Francis spoke off-the-cuff to a meeting of an Italian family … Read More
May 14, 2018
Option for the Strong–Fr Robert Soler
(Times of Malta) – The Bill amending the Embryo Protection Act 2012 embodies a philosophy of law that is completely distinct from the philosophy of the original 2012 law. Misleadingly clothed as ‘amendments’ to the 2012 law, the Bill embodies … Read More
May 14, 2018
How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping Religion in the 21st Century
(CNBC) – Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are fashioning how people interact with everything from food to healthcare — and so, too, for religion. From electronic scriptures to robot priests, different faiths have absorbed new ideas from the world of … Read More
February 28, 2018
Iceland Considers Banning Circumcisions Amid Debate about Medical Ethics
(News.com.au) – IT’S the Nordic island known for it’s stunning scenery and Game of Thrones strongmen. But Iceland is making headlines over controversial medical guidelines that have sparked fears among religious groups and advocates. The country’s leaders are considering a law … Read More
January 23, 2018
American Religious Groups Vary Widely in Their Views of Abortion
(Pew Research Center) – More than four decades after Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide, most Americans (57%) are supportive of legal abortion, according to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey. But a substantial minority (40%) says abortion should be … Read More
January 22, 2018
Church of England Warns Future of Down’s ‘Under Question’
(BBC) – The Church of England has warned the future existence of people with Down’s Syndrome is “under question”. It has called for expectant mothers to be given “comprehensive, unbiased information” ahead of the NHS roll-out of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing … Read More
January 10, 2018
Patient’s Botched Transfer Renews Call for Assisted Dying in All Publicly Funded Health-Care Facilities
(The Globe and Mail) – A publicly funded Catholic health-care network in British Columbia apologized last spring to a secular hospital after it mismanaged part of the transfer of a frail man seeking a physician-assisted death, documents show. In his … Read More
