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Bioethics: Religious Position Papers on Bioethics

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Jesuit Bioethics Consortium papers

Promotio Justitiae(www.sjweb.info/sjs/pjnew) is the journal of the Jesuit Social Justice Secretariat.  Full text of the latest issue and archives of past issues available at this site.

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Catholic Perspectives

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services: This document is written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is considered binding on not only Catholics but also non-Catholics who are associated with Catholic health facilities.

Instruction on Respect for Human Life: The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith makes known its stance concerning "biomedical techniques which make it possible to intervene in the initial phase of the life of a human being and in the very processes of procreation and their conformity with the principles of Catholic morality".

Christian Denominations

Many Christian denominations have formal statements on issues related to bioethics, such as end of life or reproductive health. Others may not have a formal statement but have departments or related to these issues. To find out information on a denominations' stance, their website can be useful. Most sites have a search function, which you can use to search for your particular topic of interest.