Bioethics Archive

What Are Some Key Bioethical Principles Involved in Euthanasia Debates?

The following is an excerpt from article DE197-1 from the Christian Research Journal. The full article can be read by following the link below the excerpt. Key Bioethical Principles There are a number of ethical principles that are deontological in nature, are part of the natural moral law, and relevant to the kinds of dilemmas [...]

Ethics Theories: Utilitarianism Vs. Deontological Ethics

The following is an excerpt from article DE197-1 from the Christian Research Institute. The full pdf can be viewed by clicking the link below the excerpt. Ethics Theories- Utilitarianism Vs. Deontological Ethics There are two major ethics theories that attempt to specify and justify moral rules and principles: utilitarianism and deontological ethics. Utilitarianism (also called [...]

What Is Natural Moral Law

The following is an excerpt from article DE197-1 of the Christian Research Journal. The full pdf can be downloaded by following the link below the article. Natural Moral Law- What IsNatural Moral Law? How should a Christian approach moral issues in a pluralistic culture? Should he or she try to work for a Christian state [...]

Should Christians Use Birth Control?

Summary Christian couples are pulled in different directions by people, movements, and circumstances on the issue of whether to have children. Some believe that no birth control should be used, whereas others maintain that a couple may properly choose never to have children at all. Most stand somewhere in the middle. The secular birth control [...]

The Ethics of Fetal Tissue Transplantation

On November 10, 1988, surgeons at the University of Colorado Medical Center implanted fetal brain cells into the brain of a 52-year-old victim of Parkinson’s disease, Don Nelson.1 Following the surgery, Nelson reported some improvement in his ability to walk and speak. Since more conventional treatments had not been effective, the use of human fetal [...]