Joseph Meaney, NCBC Senior Fellow, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the challenges of obtaining accurate abortion statistics in the United States. Joseph speaks to how abortion statistics are currently obtained, who compiles them, and how chemical abortion (abortion pill) has clouded the overall picture. He also discusses how informed consent is often absent from a woman’s decision to abort.

Resources

1. Joseph Meaney bio – https://www.ncbcenter.org/meet-the-ethicists/joseph-meaney-phd

2. “The Ethics of Abortion Statistics” – https://www.ncbcenter.org/messages-from-presidents/abortionstats

3. Whole Woman’s Heath v. Hellerstedt (2016) is the US Supreme Court case (the one we could not remember!) that ruled unconstitutional a Texas law requiring abortion centers in the state to have facilities comparable to ambulatory surgical centers. The court ruled the law placed a substantial obstacle in the path of women seeking an abortion and thus constituted an undue burden on women to access abortion – https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/whole-womans-health-v-cole/

4. NCBC Certification Program – https://www.ncbcenter.org/certification-program

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Louis Brown, Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the unprecedented challenges that Catholic health care faced under the Biden administration, and what we can expect under the Trump 2. In part two of the interview, Louis discusses gender ideology and conscience protection for health care professionals, contrasting how these issues were dealt with very differently by the Trump 1 and Biden administrations. He also offers thoughts on what we can expect on these topics, and others, in Trump 2.

Resources

1. Louis Brown bio - https://focusequip.org/author/louisbrown/

2. Christ Medicus Foundation - https://christmedicus.org/

3. Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance – https://catholichealthalliance.org/

4. Bioethics on Air, episode 89: “Introducing the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance” with Steven White (March 28, 2022) - https://www.ncbcenter.org/bioethics-on-air-podcast-cms/bioethics-on-air-episode-89-introducing-the-catholic-health-care-leadership-alliance

Louis Brown, Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the unprecedented challenges that Catholic health care faced under the Biden administration, and what we can expect under Trump 2. In part one of the interview, Louis discusses his work at the Christ Medicus Foundation and at the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights during the first Trump administration. He also compares and contrasts the abortion policies of the Trump 1 and Biden administrations, and offers his thoughts on what can expect concerning abortion in Trump 2.

Resources

1. Louis Brown bio - https://focusequip.org/author/louisbrown/

2. Christ Medicus Foundation - https://christmedicus.org/

3 US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights - https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html

4. Bioethics on Air, episode 55: “Protecting Conscience and Religious Liberty” with Roger Severino (February 22, 2021) - https://www.ncbcenter.org/bioethics-on-air-podcast-cms/episode-55-protecting-conscience-and-religious-liberty

5. NCBC Certification Program – https://www.ncbcenter.org/certification-program

Andrew Kubick, author of Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the realities of uterine transplants. In part one of the interview, Andrew speaks to his work at the Religious Freedom Institute, tells why he wrote the book, and explains the process of uterine transplantation focusing on its medical and ethical implications.

Resources

1. Andrew Kubick bio – https://www.ncbcenter.org/meet-the-ethicists/andrewkubick

Religious Freedom Institute – https://religiousfreedominstitute.org/

2. Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis – https://www.ncbcenter.org/store/transplanting-the-womb-a-catholic-bioethical-analysis

3. “Are Womb Transplants Immoral?” Fr. Tad Pacholczyk – https://www.ncbcenter.org/making-sense-of-bioethics-cms/114-are-womb-transplants-immoral

4. “The Ethics of Uterine Transplantation,” Sr. Renee Mirkes – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1179/002436308803889602

5. NCBC Certification Program – https://www.ncbcenter.org/certification-program

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Andrew Kubick, author of Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the realities of uterine transplants. In part two of the interview, Andrew addresses the implications of uterine transplants for childbearing, organ donation, and so-called gender transitioning.

Resources

1. Andrew Kubick bio – https://www.ncbcenter.org/meet-the-ethicists/andrewkubick

2. Religious Freedom Institute – https://religiousfreedominstitute.org/

3. Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis – https://www.ncbcenter.org/store/transplanting-the-womb-a-catholic-bioethical-analysis

Book launch at Catholic Information Center, Washington DC – https://cicdc.org/event/kubick/

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Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC), joins Joe Zalot to discuss euthanasia in Canada. In part two of his interview, Alex discusses conscience protection (or lack thereof) for health care professionals and institutions in Canada. He then explains how eligibility for euthanasia and assisted suicide has expanded in Canada and, drawing upon real stories, warns what happens when a society legalizes direct killing.

Resources

1. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition – https://epcc.ca/

2. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition USA – https://epc-usa.org/

3. Fourth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2022 - https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2022.html

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Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC), joins Joe Zalot to discuss euthanasia in Canada. In the first of two interviews, Alex addresses the process of how euthanasia was legalized in Canada, the arguments proponents use to justify it, and how the practice has become entrenched in Canadian culture.

Resources:

1. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition – https://epcc.ca/

2. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition USA – https://epc-usa.org/

3. Alex Schadenberg blog – https://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/

4. Fourth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2022 - https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2022.html

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Pharmacists Angela Baalmann and Nicole Allcock join Joe Zalot to discuss the newly formed Catholic Pharmacy Association. They address why the association was formed, its mission and vision, and the support it offers for pharmacists who seek to practice in accord with their faith.

Resources

1. Catholic Pharmacy Association – https://www.catholicpharmacy.org/

2. Angela Baalman info - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelabaalmann/

3. Nicole Allcock info – https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-allcock-pharm-d-m-s-bioethics-fashp-7616215/

4. Bioethics on Air episode 101: “Faith in the Pharmacy” (October 2022) – https://www.ncbcenter.org/bioethics-on-air-podcast-cms/bioethics-on-air-episode-101-faith-in-the-pharmacy

Dr. Tim Millea, an orthopedic surgeon (retired) and Chair of the Catholic Medical Association’s (CMA) Health Care Policy subcommittee, joins Joe Zalot to discuss important ethical challenges facing Catholic health care in the United States, and the work of the CMA in addressing them. In part two of the interview, Tim addresses chemical abortion, transgenderism, brain death, assisted suicide, and the need for conscience and religious liberty protections for health care professionals.

Resources

1. Catholic Medical Association – https://www.cathmed.org/

2. Bioethics on Air, episode 112: “Chemical Abortion and the Courts” (May 12, 2023) – https://www.ncbcenter.org/bioethics-on-air-podcast-cms/bioethics-on-air-episode-112-chemical-abortion-and-the-courts

3. “The WPATH Files” – https://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/wpath-files

4. The Cass Report: “Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People” – https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/

5. NCBC, “Integrity in the Determination of Brain Death: Recent Challenges and Next Steps” – https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e3ada1a6a2e8d6a131d1dcd/t/661802bbc44c0135b4f86639/1712849595809/Integity+in+the+Determination+of+Brain+Death.pdf

6. “Rethinking Brain Death: Why Dead Enough is Not Good Enough” – https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207407

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Dr. Tim Millea, an orthopedic surgeon (retired) and Chair of the Catholic Medical Association’s (CMA) Health Care Policy subcommittee, joins Joe Zalot to discuss important ethical challenges facing Catholic health care in the United States, and the work of the CMA in addressing them. In part one of this interview, Tim discusses his work in health care policy and addresses issues concerning abortion, the Democrat party’s “all in” on it, and in-vitro fertilization or IVF.

Resources

1. Catholic Medical Association – https://www.cathmed.org/

2. Human Life Action – National Committee for a Human Life Amendment: State Updates at https://www.humanlifeaction.org/state-updates/

3. American United for Life – State Spotlight at https://aul.org/law-and-policy/state-spotlight/

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