Bioethics
Important Stem Cell Breakthrough
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007Tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times will carry this story in its print edition dealing with the reprogramming of human skin cells to produce pluripotent stem cells without having to create and/or destroy human embryos. The Boston Globe will run a similar segment. ABC World News Tonight is scheduled to carry a brief segment with Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, who is quoted [...]
Getting it right . . . the “morning after”
Thursday, November 15th, 2007The National Catholic Bioethics Center just posted today the latest article by Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk in his popular “Making Sense Out of Bioethics” column. Fr Tad’s article provides clarity and depth on the controversial “emergency contraception” issue. Of particular note, he says that Catholic hospitals may morally offer “Plan B” to rape victims if the following conditions are met: (1) [...]