bioethics

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22 Nov 2011

Vatican announces major pastoral congress on health care

The Vatican has set the scene for the twenty-sixth international conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care this week.
24 Nov 2009

Health justice, Christianity and stem cell research

The rapidly developing field of stem cell research mobilises immense amounts of money in private and public grants, says Celia Deane-Drummond. But it also raises deep ethical questions regarding health justice and the dignity of human life.
17 Apr 2008

Methodists to reflect further on early life ethical issues

Amid passionate public debate on bioethics, stem cell research. the use of embryos and abortion, the Methodist Church is taking a careful investigative approach to 'early life' ethical concerns based on both scientific and theological data.
1 Feb 2008

Williams concerned about alcohol abuse and 'instrumental' bioethics

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, in an interview marking the 5th anniversary of his enthronement, has expressed concern about 24-hour drinking as the "tip of the iceberg" in a culture of alcohol abuse in Britain.