There are certain moral questions that every person should be able to answer because they affect how we live and how we care for those whom we love. Know these general principles; the Lord will teach you how to apply them to specific circumstances. If you need help, you are welcome to contact the Christ […]
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By Michael Arthur Vacca, International Catholic Jurists Forum, Director, Christ Medicus Foundation, Director of Ministry, Bioethics, and Membership Experience Introduction: Why the Natural Law’s Exclusion of Contraception Matters? Before embarking on a review of what nature tells us about the marital act and contraception, we may wonder, in the world in which we live, why
By Michael Arthur Vacca, M. Theol, J.D., BA “Brain death,” or death by neurological criteria is a legal fiction that is refuted by sound medicine, philosophy, and theology. As I will substantiate in this paper and I substantiated in my previous paper in the Linacre Quarterly on the subject,1 so called “brain death” or “death
By Michael Arthur Vacca and Louis Brown Jr. The American Academy of Neurology has altered its guidelines, at great cost to the life and dignity of patients. What if your local hospital could declare your family member “brain dead” even though part of her brain was still functioning? What if the hospital could use that illegitimate
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Catholic Bioethicist Michael Vacca provides an overview of where we are in America regarding euthanasia and assisted suicide. Click here to watch the video. Michael Arthur Vacca, M. Theol., JD, BA from CMF CURO and the Christ Medicus Foundation
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Presentation by attorney and bioethicist Michael Vacca to the Catholic Nurse’s Association on the ethics of determining death solely by neurologic criteria, i.e., brain death.
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Michael Vacca of Christ Medicus Foundation and Fr. John Kopson discuss the dangers of Proposal 3, which will enshrine abortion and other “reproductive freedoms” in Michigan’s constitution.
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This article is for Michiganders who want the best for their family, their state, and their nation. The text of Proposal 3 is likely to confuse many people of goodwill, and so it is vitally important that you truly understand this proposal. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that it is the most
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Michael Vacca with Christ Medicus submitted the following response to Jennifer Rubin’s article in the Washington Post. A Response to Jennifer Rubin: The Falsification of Conscience and the Relative Worldview In a July 24th article in The Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin argues that there should be a conscience exception to abortion bans. This argument is tragic, deeply
A RESPONSE TO JENNIFER RUBIN: CONSCIENCE IS NOT THE RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT Read More »
Christ Medicus Foundation Submits Official Public Comment on Radical HHS Proposed Regulation It would erode the right to life and rollback religious freedom An extinction level event for Catholic health care Yesterday, the Christ Medicus Foundation (CMF) submitted its official public comment in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rule under
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