Resources & Statements

Proceedings: Advancing Humanae Vitae: Best Practices and Next Steps in Catholic Health Care Delivery and Education

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterOctober 11, 2018Birth Control and Contraception, Natural Family Planning (NFP), Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance

NCBC Guide to Completing the POLST Form

NCBC Guide to Completing the POLST Form

FAQs and SummariesNCBC EthicistsJune 15, 2018End-of-Life Issues, Advance Directives and POLST, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Ethical Principles concerning Employed Health Care Providers and the Provision or Prescription of Direct Contraception

Ethical Principles concerning Employed Health Care Providers and the Provision or Prescription of Direct Contraception

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsApril 1, 2018Catholic Health Care, Consultation, Professional Guidance, Birth Control and Contraception, Cooperation and Double Effect, Conscience and Civil Liberties, Government Mandates (ACA and HHS)

NCBC Statement on GlaxoSmithKline's Shingrix

Statements by NCBC EthicistsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterOctober 30, 2017Stem Cell Research, Abortion, Catholic Health Care, Cooperation and Double Effect, Vaccines and Vaccination

NCBQ 17.2 (Summer 2017): Gender Transitioning and Catholic Health Care

NCBQ 17.2 (Summer 2017): Gender Transitioning and Catholic Health Care

Statements by NCBC EthicistsJohn A. Di Camillo, PhD, BeL—Staff EthicistAugust 15, 2017Gender Identity and Being Transgender, Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance

Ethics & Medics 42.7 (July 2017): A Critique of “Gender Dysphoria” in DSM-5

Ethics & Medics 42.7 (July 2017): A Critique of “Gender Dysphoria” in DSM-5

Statements by NCBC EthicistsEdward J. Furton, PhD, MA—Director of PublicationsJuly 17, 2017Gender Identity and Being Transgender

Statement of the NCBC on the Charlie Gard Case

Statement of the NCBC on the Charlie Gard Case

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsJuly 7, 2017Catholic Health Care, Determination of Death, Experimental Treatment, End-of-Life Issues

Brief Statement on Transgenderism

Brief Statement on Transgenderism

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsFebruary 22, 2017Catholic Health Care, Gender Identity and Being Transgender

Summary: Transgender Issues in Catholic Health Care

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterFebruary 15, 2017Catholic Health Care, Gender Identity and Being Transgender, Professional Guidance

Summary: Catholic Pastoral and Canonical Responses to Transgenderism

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterFebruary 15, 2017Gender Identity and Being Transgender

Summary: Transgenderism: Legal Issues and Mandates

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterFebruary 15, 2017Gender Identity and Being Transgender, Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance, Government Mandates (ACA and HHS)

Summary: Transgender Transitioning through Behavioral, Surgical, and Pharmacological Approaches

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterFebruary 15, 2017Gender Identity and Being Transgender, Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance

NCBQ 16.1 (Spring 2016): Long-Acting Contraceptives for Adolescents

NCBQ 16.1 (Spring 2016): Long-Acting Contraceptives for Adolescents

Statements by NCBC EthicistsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterMay 15, 2016Birth Control and Contraception, Catholic Health Care, Human Sexuality

Zika Does Not Justify Abortion or Contraception

Zika Does Not Justify Abortion or Contraception

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsFebruary 22, 2016Abortion, Pregnancy Complications, Catholic Health Care, Beginning-of-Life Issues, Birth Control and Contraception

Dismay Regarding the Embryonic Research Decision in the United Kingdom

Dismay Regarding the Embryonic Research Decision in the United Kingdom

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsFebruary 8, 2016Research, Stem Cell Research, Genetics and Genome Editing

Summary: Infertility Treatments

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterJuly 20, 2015Beginning-of-Life Issues, Reproductive Technologies, Pregnancy Complications, Marriage, Natural Family Planning (NFP)

Summary: Early Induction of Labor

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterJuly 20, 2015Pregnancy Complications, Beginning-of-Life Issues

Summary: POLST (Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)

FAQs and SummariesThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterJuly 20, 2015Advance Directives and POLST, End-of-Life Issues, Nutrition and Hydration, Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)

Medicare Funding of Advance Care Planning: The NCBC Raises Caution

Medicare Funding of Advance Care Planning: The NCBC Raises Caution

Statements by NCBC EthicistsNCBC EthicistsJuly 10, 2015Advance Directives and POLST, End-of-Life Issues, Nutrition and Hydration, Government Mandates (ACA and HHS)

The NCBC Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges

Statements by NCBC EthicistsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterJune 26, 2015Marriage, Human Sexuality