05 embryo | Theology and Ethics https://www.theologyethics.com Resources and reflections on theology and ethics Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:22:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 “Before I formed you in the womb…”: A Guide to the Ethics of Reproductive Medicine from the Council of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE, 2017) https://www.theologyethics.com/2017/08/04/before-i-formed-you-in-the-womb-a-guide-to-the-ethics-of-reproductive-medicine-from-the-council-of-the-community-of-protestant-churches-in-europe-cpce/ https://www.theologyethics.com/2017/08/04/before-i-formed-you-in-the-womb-a-guide-to-the-ethics-of-reproductive-medicine-from-the-council-of-the-community-of-protestant-churches-in-europe-cpce/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:09:56 +0000 http://www.theologyethics.com/?p=22847 [gview file="http://www.theologyethics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CPCE-Ethics-of-Reproductive-medicine.pdf" save="1"]

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]]> https://www.theologyethics.com/2017/08/04/before-i-formed-you-in-the-womb-a-guide-to-the-ethics-of-reproductive-medicine-from-the-council-of-the-community-of-protestant-churches-in-europe-cpce/feed/ 0 Arguing Honestly About Stem Cells (Meilaender, 2003) https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/05/08/arguing-honestly-about-stem-cells-meilaender-2003/ https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/05/08/arguing-honestly-about-stem-cells-meilaender-2003/#respond Sun, 08 May 2016 15:25:26 +0000 http://www.theologyethics.com/?p=7215 "The debate about embryonic stem cell research is an important one for our society, because we are--at least in part--arguing about who belongs to that society."

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]]> https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/05/08/arguing-honestly-about-stem-cells-meilaender-2003/feed/ 0 Stem Cells and Torture (Meilaender, 2009) https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/05/07/stem-cells-and-torture-meilaender-2009/ https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/05/07/stem-cells-and-torture-meilaender-2009/#respond Sat, 07 May 2016 17:22:48 +0000 http://www.theologyethics.com/?p=7180 [gview file="http://www.uffl.org/pdfs/vol19/Meilaender.pdf" save="1"]

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]]> https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/05/07/stem-cells-and-torture-meilaender-2009/feed/ 0 The Inhuman Use of Human Beings: A Statement on Embryo Research by the Ramsey Colloquium (Hauerwas, signatory, 1995)) https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/04/25/the-inhuman-use-of-human-beings-a-statement-on-embryo-research-by-the-ramsey-colloquium-first-things-jan-1995-signatory-of-statement-hauerwas/ https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/04/25/the-inhuman-use-of-human-beings-a-statement-on-embryo-research-by-the-ramsey-colloquium-first-things-jan-1995-signatory-of-statement-hauerwas/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2016 05:06:04 +0000 http://www.theologyethics.com/?p=6466 "After carefully studying the Report of the Human Embryo Research Panel, we conclude that this recommendation is morally repugnant, entails grave injustice to innocent human beings, and constitutes an assault upon the foundational ideas of human dignity and rights essential to a free and decent society."

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]]> https://www.theologyethics.com/2016/04/25/the-inhuman-use-of-human-beings-a-statement-on-embryo-research-by-the-ramsey-colloquium-first-things-jan-1995-signatory-of-statement-hauerwas/feed/ 0 An Inclusive Ethic for the Twenty-First Century: Implications for Stem Cell Research (2009) https://www.theologyethics.com/2013/12/17/an-inclusive-ethic-for-the-twenty-first-century-implications-for-stem-cell-research-2009/ https://www.theologyethics.com/2013/12/17/an-inclusive-ethic-for-the-twenty-first-century-implications-for-stem-cell-research-2009/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:37:44 +0000 http://www.theologyethics.com/?p=3527 An important contribution of Christian ethics in the pluralistic world of the twenty-first century is to emphasize inclusivity. Rather than promoting the interests of certain groups at the expense of the most vulnerable, society does well to prioritize ways forward that benefit all. For stem cell research, inclusivity entails benefiting or at least protecting the beneficiaries of treatment, the sources of materials, and the subjects of research. Adult stem cells are already benefiting many ill patients without causing harm, and select adult cells may prove even more beneficial in the future. Other types of stem cells require other bodily materials such as eggs and somatic cells that should be obtained without unduly harming those who provide them. Research subjects, especially the most vulnerable, require protection as well. Should human embryos be included among them? Considerations of location, formation, individuation, and intention are here examined. Ultimately, for safety reasons as well as workability, pluripotency, and compatibility, relatively new types of pluripotent stem cells, especially induced pluripotent stem cells, warrant special priority according to an inclusive ethics.

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