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by John Paul II Translated by Dr. William E. May
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Translated by William E. May
Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral Theology
John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at
The Catholic University of America
Author, Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life
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05/02/2008
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by William E. May
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Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral Theology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute at The Catholic University of America and Culture of Life Foundation Contributor
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04/18/2008
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by William E. May
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Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral Theology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute at The Catholic University of America and Culture of Life Foundation Contributor
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04/18/2008
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by Hans E. Geisler, MD, KM
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“Without dissecting in detail the ethical dilemma brought on by using vaccines originally developed from induced abortions, what are we as faithful Catholics to do? It is important to note that some countries have produced and are using vaccines derived from nonhuman tissue, such as the Japanese rubella vaccine grown with the use of rabbit kidney cells. Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve the use of these particular vaccines in the United States.”
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04/04/2008
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by Maggie Datiles, Esq. Staff Attorney, Americans United for Life
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 As medical technology advances and the body of medical knowledge increases, the amount of medical information on the ability of a fetus to experience pain continues to grow as well. These scientific advancements have prompted medical, legal, and ethical dialogue on the following questions: At what stage in fetal development can a fetus experience pain, and what impact would this information have on women and abortion law in the United States?
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03/20/2008
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by Hans Geisler, M.D.
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 The most recent report from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, which produces annual reports on the number of induced abortions in the U.S., indicates that by 2005, the latest year from which figures are available, the number of abortions produced solely through consuming the abortion pill RU-486 (mifesterone) plus Cytotec (misoprostol) has increased 70% over the year 2001. This trend is alarming for several reasons.
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03/06/2008
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by Jennifer Kimball, B.E.L.
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 According to the research of Dr. Alan Shewmon, "brain death" may not fulfill the concept of death of the complete organism – the whole person- and throws into doubt the neurological criteria for death.
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12/17/2007
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by Joe Capizzi, Ph.D.
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There are some arguments the force of which I just do not get. In a Commonwealth piece, Eduardo Peñalver defends the view that Catholics should reflect on the “panoply” of social issues before they vote. Of course his point is to educate Catholics to resist the reductio ad abortion; that is, the perceived tendency of conservative Catholics to vote only for candidates who oppose legal abortion. Peñalver and others believe pro-life Republicans try to bully Catholics into voting Republican because Republicans alone are typically pro-life: thus he and others, like Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, remind Catholics that liberals are people, too, and one can be a faithful Catholic and vote Democrat.
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10/03/2006
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by Joe Capizzi, Ph.D.
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Taking the Catholic perspective on the question of illegal immigration means acknowledging the complexity of the problem and recognizing that it can't be reduced to a simple slogan.
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05/17/2006
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by Mark Adams
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Officials from the Guttmacher Institute are claiming their new report on abortion uses the latest data to show how "three decades of legal abortion have brought broad benefits to women" but pro-life advocates who have reviewed the report say it is full of rehashed statistics and recycled arguments.
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05/02/2006
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by Damon Linker
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Damon Linker, a former editor at First Things, complains that Pope John Paul II's legacy may be his defense of moral absolutism. But Linker doesn't really oppose moral absolutism — just Pope John Paul II's version of it.
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04/30/2006
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by Joe Capizzi, Ph.D.
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The failure of the 20th century rights revolution is well illustrated in our failure to protect the most vulnerable — the unborn.
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04/17/2006
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by Bishop Robert. C. Morlino
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"The Dictatorship of Relativism" By Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino – Bishop of Madison National Catholic Prayer Breakfast April 7, 2006
Bishop Morlino brilliantly explains the metaphor, 'The Dictatorship of Relativism' coined by Pope Benedict XVI, how it flourishes in our contemporary culture and how it undergirds the Culture of Death.
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04/06/2006
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by Mark Adams
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Officials at the National Institutes of Health conceded that the data necessary to replicate a New Zealand study linking abortion with depression do not exist in America. The admission came in a reply to a letter from Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) seeking the NIH's "advice on searching out the best US research data on the effects of abortion on women in the United States."
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03/21/2006
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by Mark Adams
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Three senior prelates in the American Catholic Church have responded to a recent statement on abortion issued by 55 Catholic Democrats in Congress. In part, the statement said, "We also need to reaffirm the Catholic Church's constant teaching that abortion is a grave violation of the most fundamental human right, the right to life that is inherent in all human beings, and that grounds every other right we possess."
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03/14/2006
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by Mark Adams
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Apparently responding to Catholic bishops who spoke out in 2004 about the obligations of Catholics in public life to oppose legal abortion, 55 Catholic Democratic members of Congress have released a "Statement of Principles." Though the letter attempts to declare the signatories strong support for the dignity of life the document refuses to call for outlawing abortion and instead declares that "we acknowledge and accept the tension that comes with being in disagreement with the Church in some areas."
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02/28/2006
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by Mark Adams
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The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will hear a case on the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting partial birth abortion. The high court will likely have to decide whether or not to uphold a previous decision that struck down a Nebraska ban on partial birth abortion because the law did not contain an exception for the health of the mother.
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02/25/2006
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by Joe Capizzi, Ph.D.
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In his new encyclical, Pope Benedict shows confidence that Christianity can prevail in an open confrontation with the strongest and best alternative views.
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02/06/2006
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by Culture of Life
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A recent letter from a House subcommittee to the National Institutes of Health reveals a new strategy in the fight to get the scientific community to address the question of abortion and depression. The letter presents the findings of a recent study out of New Zealand recently reported in Culture & Cosmos that shows a strong link between abortion and poor mental health and asks the director of the NIH to address the study's findings with US research.
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01/31/2006
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by Culture of Life
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A new report from a South Dakota legislative taskforce may provide a roadmap for challenging and overturning Roe v. Wade. The taskforce's report enumerates six assumptions of fact made by the Supreme Court in their 1973 decision and concludes that "it is clear that the most essential assumptions made by the Roe Court are incorrect . . ."
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01/24/2006
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by colfi_admin
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We face an unavoidable problem once we accept the creation of a subcategory of human beings which we call "persons."
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01/23/2006
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by Culture of Life
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A New Zealand researcher who identifies himself as "pro-choice," an atheist and a rationalist has published a study linking abortion with an increased risk for mental health problems and he criticized the American Psychological Association for its absolutist stance claiming no link between abortion and mental health.
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01/10/2006
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by Mary Shivananden, S.T.D.
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In Relativism or Relativity: Religious Freedom and the Family Professor Shivanandan illuminates the debate about religion and the public square by throwing a searching light on antithetical understandings of human freedom, particularly religious freedom. A popular understanding is that freedom is requisite to autonomy. Less popular is the understanding that freedom is requisite to relationality. Professor Shivanandan explains how contemporary public debates about the family, issues of birth, marriage and death, are corollary to a prior confusion between autonomy and relationality. In the autonomy model, others are an imposition on freedom. In the relational model, others are integral to freedom. These models are at the heart of debates about family, birth , marriage and death, and they are at the heart of what religious freedom means and the place of religion in the public square. Professor Shivanandan's masterful treatment of freedom is crucial to setting aright a Culture of Life in our public square.
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SAVE THE DATE! REGISTRATION OPENS SOON
Culture of Life Foundation is pleased to announce our first annual:
“William E. May Award for Promoting Ethics and the Human Person”
To be presented to
Dr. William E. May
In conjunction with our annual conference:
The Culture of Life vs. The Culture of Death: from Humanae Vitae to Cloning and Assisted Suicide
September 20, 2008
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