“Making Sense of Bioethics” CMS

In reflecting on the specifics..we begin to appreciate the importance of never subjecting an innocent third party, whether a musician or an in utero child, to direct lethal harm simply because they find themselves in a state of radical dependence upon another human being.

When a woman arrives to an emergency room following a sexual assault, a simple urine test for leutinizing hormone (LH) can be used to gain information about whether she is ovulating.

In tragic situations like sexual assault, it can be enormously difficult to perceive the right lines, and to think with reason rather than emotions.