USCCB Releases Guidance on Assisted Reproduction, Rejecting IVF and Surrogacy

Feb 14, 2025 15:43

ZENIT Staff

The bishops likened embryo freezing to imprisonment, asserting that it fails to respect the dignity of the unborn child

The 330–275 vote marked a deeply divisive turning point, drawing comparisons to the landmark 1967 abortion legislation.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has instructed the Ministry of Health to revise its regulations on euthanasia

Bioethics•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Scotland: Catholic Church responds to “damaging” Assisted Suicide Bill

Bishop Keenan adds; “Assisted suicide sends a message that there are situations when suicide is an appropriate response to one’s individual circumstances, worries, anxieties. It normalises suicide and accepts that some people are beyond hope.”

Apr 07, 2024 22:52

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Local Church

France: after abortion in the Constitution, Macron now goes for active euthanasia in the country

The president explained that the law will allow the administration of the lethal substance to be carried out by the person themselves, a volunteer designated by them, or a medical professional in case the person cannot do it physically

Mar 24, 2024 13:27

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Bioethics•Local Church

U.S. bishops speak out on in vitro fertilization in wake of Alabama case

In response to the growing attention to assisted reproductive technologies, Bishop Burbidge, as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, spoke about the gift of life

Mar 10, 2024 00:16

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Justice and Peace

Belgium: euthanasia cases increased by 15% in 2023

There was only one euthanasia of a minor — a 16-year-old girl with a brain tumour who donated her organs after her death. There have only been five confirmed cases of euthanised minors since Belgium’s euthanasia law was amended in 2014.

Mar 08, 2024 19:51

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics

Inadvertent incest after IVF is real

A Connecticut woman, 39-year-old Victoria Hill, investigated her ancestry with a DNA test kit. To her dismay, she discovered that her father was not her biological father and that her real father was her mother’s doctor, Burton Caldwell.

Feb 21, 2024 00:03

ZENIT Staff

USCCB Releases Guidance on Assisted Reproduction, Rejecting IVF and Surrogacy

First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Historic and Divisive: UK Parliament Advances Assisted Suicide Bill

Colombian Constitutional Court Expands Euthanasia Access Amid Growing Controversy

What is Pope Francis’ opinion on the death penalty? Full text in new book

Parents Sue Catholic Hospital for NOT Killing Their Daughter

Belgian health care boss says euthanasia is the solution to an ageing population

Scotland: Catholic Church responds to “damaging” Assisted Suicide Bill

France: after abortion in the Constitution, Macron now goes for active euthanasia in the country

U.S. bishops speak out on in vitro fertilization in wake of Alabama case

Belgium: euthanasia cases increased by 15% in 2023

Inadvertent incest after IVF is real