Bioethics Materials

This new instruction provides guidance on how to respect human life and human procreation in our age of rapid biotechnological advancement.

• Author: Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• Publication Year: 2008
• Item Type:Booklet, 80 pg.
• Item Number: 0972
• Price:$6.95 each

On Embryonic Stem Cell Research

This pamphlet provides insight about stem cell research based on the teachings of the Catholic Church.

• Author: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Publication Year: 2008
• Item Type: Multi-panel pamphlet
• Item Number: 0874
• Price: 1-249 copies, 48¢ each; 250+ copies, 46¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Stem Cells and Hope for Patients

Neurobiology researcher, Dr. Condic, explains why the real hope for cures lies in adult stem cell research, not research that kills human embryos.

• Author: Maureen Condic, Ph.D.
• Publication Year: 2008
• Item Type: Multi-panel pamphlet
• Item Number: 0841
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning: Questions and Answers

Easy-to-read parish bulletin insert provides clear information on the Catholic Church's position on stem cell research and human cloning.

• Author: Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
• Publication Year: 2004, revised 2008
• Item Type: Bulletin insert, 1 pg.
• Item Number: 0470
• Price: $10/100

Is there an ethical way to benefit from stem cell research without harming life? This new DVD offers a clear overview of the key scientific and ethical issues involved.

• Author: Saint Max Worldwide
• Publication Year: 2008
• Item Type:15 minute DVD
• Item Number: 0875
• Price: $9.95 each

Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Family

A look at how assisted reproductive technology is at odds with Catholic social teaching and the threat it poses to the family.

• Author: Helen Alvaré, Esq.
• Publication Year: 2007
• Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
• Item Number: 0741
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Ethics of Stem Cell Research

The author examines the moral/scientific status of adult stem cell research compared to embryonic stem cell research.

• Author: Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
• Publication Year: 2006
• Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
• Item Number: 0641
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Genetic Enhancement: Custom Kids and Chimeras

This article discusses the genetic enhancement/therapy distinction, the ethical implications of genetic enhancement and the crossing of species boundaries.

• Author: Marilyn E. Coors, Ph.D.
• Publication Year: 2005
• Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
• Item Number: 0546
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Assisted Reproductive Technologies are Anti-Woman

Authors demonstrate how profoundly dehumanizing and anti-woman current and proposed avenues of biotechnology research are, e.g., IVF, cloning, and human embryo research.

• Author:Marie Anderson, M.D., FACOG and John Bruchalski, M.D.
• Publication Year: 2004
• Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
• Item Number: 0442
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Human Cloning vs. Human Dignity

Human cloning is used to create life solely to destroy it—and even that is a symptom of a deeper problem.

• Author:Richard M. Doerflinger
• Publication Year: 2003
• Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
• Item Number: 0341
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The New Eugenics: Cloning and Beyond

Explores the risks humanity may face if biotechnology continues to advance unchecked by moral constraints.

• Author:M. Therese Lysaught
• Publication Year: 2002
• Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
• Item Number: 0244
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Case Against Funding Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Addresses scientific and medical claims being used to press for embryonic stem cell research, and points to the more scientifically promising and ethically acceptable line of research based on adult stem cells.

• Author:Anton-Lewis Usala, M.D.
• Publication Year: 2001
• Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
• Item Number: 0101-USA
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

False Freedom and the Culture of Death

Examines the false notions of freedom underlying moves to legalize assisted suicide and fetal research using embryonic stem cells.

• Author:Richard Doerflinger
• Publication Year: 2000
• Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
• Item Number: 0001-DOE
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Begotten Not Made: A Catholic View of Reproductive Technology

Explains various techniques of assisted reproduction, including in vitro fertilization, and applicable Church teaching.

• Author:John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
• Publication Year: 1998
• Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
• Item Number: 9801-HAA
• Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Addresses Church teaching on the respect for and dignity of human life as it applies to biomedical research and technology.

• Author:Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• Publication Year: 1987
• Item Type: Booklet, 45 pg.
• Item Number: 8708
• Price: $4.95 each