Medical Treatment / Bioethics

In addition to the literature available below, resources are available on the separate pages of this website: adverse pre-natal diagnosis, end of life, and infertility care.

Making Sense of Bioethics By Fr. Tad Pacholczyk

The articles of his Making Sense of Bioethics column cover a broad range of ethical issues, including: Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, Director of Education at the NCBC, is the author of a column called Making Sense of Bioethics that appears in various diocesan newspapers across the country.  After earning a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Yale University, Fr. Tad did post-doctoral research at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School. He subsequently studied in Rome where he did advanced studies in theology and in bioethics.

• In-Vitro Fertilization,
• transgender surgery,
• end of life decision making,
• … and more.

The Making Sense of Bioethics can be found at: https://www.ncbcenter.org/making-sense-of-bioethics-column.

The Respect Life Office produced “Life Issues Series” to address how to approach ethical issues in a authentically compassionate way. These PDF documents can be downloaded and printed out, and used in a discussion group, be made available as flyers or used as bulletin inserts.

1. ”Adverse Prenatal Diagnosis, a time of waiting”
2. “Early Infant Loss, a time to grieve”
3. “Artificial Reproductive Technologies and the Gift of Life”
4. (Not available)
5. “Health Care Concerns at the End of Life”

There are many ethical and moral questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines. The Respect LIfe Office has gathered some information about these vaccines that answers some of the more frequently asked questions about them.

1. Statement from the Catholic Bishops of North Dakota on the COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination
2. USCCB Statement: Moral Considerations Regarding the  New COVID-19 Vaccines
3. National Catholic Bioethics Center: Points to Consider on the New COVID-19 Vaccines
4. USCCB Statement on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.