Welcome to the Medical Ethics website of the Diocese of Phoenix.
The Medical Ethics Board was instituted by Bishop Olmsted to assist him through providing clinical insights and theological perspectives for understanding complex medical ethics questions. It will make recommendations to the Bishop on medical ethics issues that may arise and it will assist in developing relationships with health care institutions that exist within the Diocese of Phoenix.
Contact The Medical Ethics Department by Email:
ethicsdirector@diocesephoenix.org
Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) - Pope John Paul II
Veritatis Splendor- Pope John Paul II
Theology of the Body- Pope John Paul II
Familiaris Consortio (Concerning the Family)- Pope John Paul II
Dignitas Personae (On Certain Bioethical Questions) -Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
(Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation) - CDF
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services - USCCB
Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) - Pope John Paul II
Veritatis Splendor- Pope John Paul II
Theology of the Body- Pope John Paul II
Familiaris Consortio (Concerning the Family)- Pope John Paul II
Dignitas Personae (On Certain Bioethical Questions) -Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
(Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation) - CDF
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services - USCCB
Ethics of Biomedical Research in a Christian Vision -Pontifical Academy for Life
Address to the 18th International Congress of the Transplantation Society -Pope John Paul II
Why the Concept of Brain Death is Valid as a Definition of Death -Pontifical Academy of Sciences
FAQ's on "Brain Death" -NCBC
Humanae Vitae (Concerning Artificial Birth Control) -Pope Paul VI
Responses Concerning Uterine Isolation -CDF
Resources Concerning Contraception -USCCB
Casti Connubii -Pope Pius X
Resources Concerning Embryo/Fetal Research -USCCB
Resources Concerning Embryonic Stem Cell Research -USCCB
The Production and the Scientific and Therapeutic Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cells -Pontifical Academy for Life
Declaration on Euthanasia -CDF
Responses Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration -CDF
Directives Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration -Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted
A Catholic Guide to End of Life Decisions -NCCB
Resources Concerning End of Life/Euthanasia -USCCB
Diocese of Phoenix Advance Medical Directives -Diocese of Phoenix
To the participants to the international congress "life-sustaining and vegetative state" -Pope John Paul II
US Bishops Health Care Reform Webpage -US Bishops
USCCB Resources -USCCB
Catholic Medical Association Resources -CMA
Quality of Life and Ethics of Health -Pontifical Academy for Life
Searching for a Catholic health care reform -Fr. John Ehrich, STL
Resources Concerning Human Cloning -USCCB
Reflections on Cloning -Pontifical Academy for Life
The Nature and Dignity of the Human Person as the Foundation of the Right to Life -Pontifical Academy for Life
The Human Embryo in its Pre-implantation Phase: Scientific aspects and bioethical considerations -Pontifical Academy for Life
Pro-LIfe Resources -USCCB
Fertility/NaPro Technology -Pope Paul VI Institute
The Dignity of Human Procreation and Reproductive Technologies: Anthropological and Ethical Aspects -Pontifical Academy for Life
Rights of Conscience -USCCB
FAQ's on the Use of Vaccines - NCBC
Statement of Msgr. Sgreccia - Pontifical Academy for Life