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Two Bishops Raise Concerns About Vatican Synod

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 4, 2023 /

…replies, this dangerous suggestion is based upon a “category error,” given that the methods of science and ethics pertain to different realms. While science can provide valuable insights that are…

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The Early History of Assisted Reproduction

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 4, 2020 /
science lab equipment; history of assisted reproductive technology

…seedy science fiction pulp magazine. Ivanov set out for French Guinea to undergo a government-sanctioned attempt to breed humans and apes, possibly for the purpose of creating super soldiers —…

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The Early History of the Eugenics Movement

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 30, 2020 /

…death, is derived from the Greek “good death”). Galton described eugenics as “the science of improving [human] stock…to give the more suitable races a better chance of prevailing speedily over…

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Defending Life after 100 Years of Legal Abortion

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 16, 2020 /

…sin; it engenders vice by repetition of the same acts. This results in perverse inclinations which cloud conscience and corrupt the concrete judgment of good and evil. Thus sin tends…

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Alabama’s Court Decision Sparks Debate Over Ethics of IVF

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / February 26, 2024 /
embryologist at a liquid nitrogen bank containing sperm and egg samples

…a religious view on the science, but rather because it is the only institution that acknowledges the science, and then consistently applies fundamental ethical principles to the science. “We all…

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Is Nazi Euthanasia Resurfacing in the U.S.?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / July 24, 2020 /
old man black and white

…the Society hoped eventually to legalize the putting to death of non-volunteers beyond the help of medical science.5 In 1972, thirty years before the latest push for euthanasia gained momentum…

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Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Catholic Perspective

By Susan Ciancio / May 6, 2022 /
couple at a consultation for infertility treatment

…pope and bishops—have not made a judgment about GIFT, Catholic couples are free to choose it or reject it depending on the guidance of their own conscience. If the teaching…

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Does Contraception Lead to Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 6, 2017 /
contraception

…abortifacients leads to a tremendously increased rate of sexual activity, which, combined with method and user failures, leads to a huge increase in the number of “unplanned pregnancies.” But science

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What is Historical Church Teaching on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 3, 2018 /

…sexual behavior to be judged by the individual’s conscience, regardless of whether it is formed or unformed. Additionally, the language of Resolution 15 is fuzzy and imprecise, providing no real…

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Gender Ideology: The Latest Assault on Our Children

By Dr. Felipe Vizcarrondo and Dr. Michelle Cretella / July 25, 2018 /
sex education

…pre-pubertal children, the ratio of boys to girls ranges from 2.1 to 4.1.   What is the Science? Behavior genetics posits that while genes and hormones influence behavior, they do…

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