Free Personal Ethics Consultation
Are you a doctor, nurse, patient, health care power of attorney, scientific researcher, medical student or resident, or someone else facing tough ethical decisions in health care and biomedical research? Are you a priest, chaplain, friend, family member, or someone else asked to advise on these matters? Our team is here to help you understand and apply the moral teachings of the Catholic Church to the challenges you face. Learn more here.
Important notes about this free service
This service is intended for real-life decisions, not hypothetical situations or academic research. Questions outside the scope of this service may not receive a reply, including statements or descriptions of experiences with no actual question. For reading and research, please see our list of resources, our periodicals Ethics & Medics and The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, and our model advance directive in A Catholic Guide to End of Life Decisions (también disponible en español). Browse our store for more.
NCBC treats all personal consultation requests as confidential. We will not share your personally identifiable information with third parties without your explicit permission.
NCBC does not provide medical or legal advice. We offer education, guidance, and resources to help you form your conscience for decisions related to health care and biomedical research.
NCBC is not a law enforcement or crime victim advocacy organization. If you believe you may be the victim of a crime, please contact law enforcement.
NCBC may not respond to questions that appear to be insincere, irrational, or inauthentic. Please fill out your information and write your question thoughtfully.
Submission methods and response times
Online form submission - Please submit your question using the form below and you will generally receive a response within 5 business days. Please call if you need a response sooner.
Business hours phone call (215-877-2660) - Please leave a voice mail and you will generally receive a response within 24 hours.
After hours phone call (215-877-2660) - For urgent situations only. Please indicate the reason for urgency in your voice mail. You will generally receive a response within 2 hours.
I place my trust in thee
NCBC’s Personal Consultation Department is consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Cor Jesu, virtutum omnium abyssus, miserere nobis!
The NCBC offers this service free of charge!
Can you help us keep it free? A donation of $100 covers the cost of two free consultations!
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