Medical Ethics

“Debate over the measure was brief, as one of the moderators noted that none of the delegates queuing up to comment on the proposal intended to speak against the overture.” - CPost

“the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division at HHS [is] a federal watchdog tasked with defending healthcare workers and patients whose faith is increasingly under siege in American medicine.” - CPost

“The high court extended its earlier stay of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had required in-person doctor’s appointments expressly in Louisiana and Texas – but effectively nationwide – for mifepristone prescriptions.” - Baptist Press

“Within days of each other, the American Medical Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons have issued recommendations that gender-related surgeries for minors be deferred until adulthood.” - TGC

“Killing the sick before they’re born is no moral way to deal with disease” - World

“But the esoteric nature of the debate is no excuse for anyone who cares about human rights or life issues to skip it entirely, especially as the definition of what constitutes death is currently changing.” - RNS

“Half of Americans believe a terminally ill person should be able to ask a doctor for help in ending their life. Legal approval has outpaced the growth in public support.” - The Baptist Paper

“Many here in the United States advocate for legalized euthanasia…. Thankfully, there are other voices opposing it. For instance, the American Medical Association has stated, ‘Euthanasia is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would pose serious societal risks.’” - P&D

“Evangelical ethicists are urging policymakers to tap the brakes on in vitro fertilization (IVF) expansion despite an executive order by President Donald Trump and widespread enthusiasm for the practice.” - Baptist Press

“despite the well-meaning intentions of the Canadian government, a dystopian nightmare has followed in the wake of assisted dying with no end in sight. To make matters worse, Canada’s program has expanded to other nations.” - Providence