medical ethics
Mother of girl declared dead twice slams doctors at funeral
In red-state Oklahoma, marijuana ballot question splits people of faith
HHS Civil Rights Office to protect freedom of conscience
Belgian order defies pope, insists on allowing euthanasia
British baby on life support draws in pope, Trump
For proper end-of-life care, medical professionals need to be religiously literate
Trampling on health care providers’ consciences
Ohio judge ends push to force chemotherapy on Amish girl
Modern family indeed: Sofia Vergara’s embryo fight raises ethical questions
Belgium debates allowing gravely ill children the right to die
‘Are you my mother?’ Sometimes, there’s no easy answer
(RNS) In a classic 1960 children's book, a baby bird toddles up to one critter after another asking, "Are you my mother?'' For some babies today, there's no simple answer -- biologically or legally. By Cathy Lynn Grossman / USA Today.
DNA experiment yields great promise and high ethical risks
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University have transferred DNA from donor cells into other donor cells, resulting in tiny embryos that could be free of genetic diseases in a technique that offers great promise as well as ethical pitfalls. By Nick Budnick.
Leprosy survivors look to Mother Marianne’s sainthood
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (RNS) With the Oct. 21 canonization of Mother Marianne Cope at the Vatican, the remaining patients at the Hawaiian leper colony where she worked want to ensure their stories are recorded and their home preserved. By Renee K. Gadoua.
COMMENTARY: The coming culture war over fertility technology
(RNS) Assisted reproductive technology, or ART, is the fancy name for the nation's next hot-button culture war issue. Better get used to it. By A. James Rudin.
NAACP urges black churches to address AIDS epidemic
(RNS) The NAACP has mounted a campaign calling on black churches to address HIV/AIDS after researchers learned these myths circulate among their pews and pulpits. By Adelle M. Banks.
