Bioethics, biomedical ethics, Catholic Church, human rights, medical ethics, stem cell research, cloning, natural moral law, UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, Nuremberg Code
This document explores the definition, object, and tasks of bioethics, its legislative foundations, and the influence of the Catholic Church on bioethics and clinical decision-making.
[...] At the foundation of bioethics, credibility of the ecclesiastical language? Introduction Many people appreciate that the Catholic Church has firm and well-defined positions on moral issues, even if they may not be sure of the way it arrives at them, particularly when it comes to analyzing new scientific developments such as research on embryonic stem cells. How does the Church arrive at its positions on bioethics? On the one hand, it takes its time and does not jump to conclusions, even in the face of media pressure that asks for rapid sound bites and press articles. [...]
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[...] This document is widely regarded as the main international regulatory document governing biomedical research with human participants. The Declaration15 : - highlights that « the well-being of the human subject must take precedence over the interests of science and society » ; - reaffirms the principle of informed consent and requires that consent be in writing; - takes into account the participation, if a potential participant is in a relationship of dependence with the researcher; - sets limits on the use of placebo ; - requires that participants are expected to derive a medical benefit from the research. [...]
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[...] McGreevy in his book on the often tumultuous relationship between American Catholicism and the secular notions of liberty, " In medical ethics? the Catholic analysis of what a doctor or nurse can do, or the rights of a patient, is unmatched ».65 Of terms, concepts, and principles such as the means « ordinaires » and « extraordinaires», le « informed consent », the « principle of double effect » and the « principle of cooperation with evil » from now on, this concept has become part of the common language in which we think about end-of-life care, among other bioethical issues, largely thanks to the long development and use of these concepts by the Catholic Church in its moral tradition. [...]
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