THE ETHICS OF BRAIN DEATH
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.
VOTE NO ON MICHIGAN’S PROPOSAL 3
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.
MICHIGAN PROPOSAL 3
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 …
A RESPONSE TO JENNIFER RUBIN: CONSCIENCE IS NOT THE RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT
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 …
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HHS PROPOSED RULE 1557
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 …
PODCAST: DANGERS OF NEW AGE SPIRITUALITIES IN HEALTH CARE
Michael Vacca with Christ Medicus Foundation and Maria Arvonio, RN discuss the dangers of new age spiritualities in healthcare and the importance of informed consent on the Teresa Tomeo show: Also available here: https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/2022-09-07-the-danger-of-new-age-spiritualities/id1151971180?i=1000578852678
OVERCOMING POLARIZATION WITHIN THE CHURCH
Reconnecting the Sacraments with the Moral Life Sadly, our world is more divided than ever before. Even a cursory glance at politics, education, or culture suffices to give one the impression that compromise is often no longer possible. The most essential principle to any civilization is the respect owing to every single human person, and even this …
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DURING COVID-10 (Podcast)
Michael Vacca of the Christ Medicus Foundation joins NCBC’s Joe Zalot to discuss how First Amendment religious liberty protections have been challenged during the coronavirus pandemic.
ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MEANS
In assessing when there is a duty to preserve life, the Church distinguishes between ordinary and extraordinary means.[1] Ordinary means must be taken to preserve life, and extraordinary means can be morally refused.[2] It is, therefore, critical to properly characterize particular means of preserving human life as ordinary or extraordinary, that is, as morally obligatory …