Society for Christian Bioethicists
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the official account of the Society for Christian Bioethicists
Thoughts in response to the parliamentary votes on abortion and assisted suicide this week.
Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide presents “Thoughts on Medical Assisted Suicide,” available to watch on their home page from July 23-30 in honor of the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"Thoughts on Medical Assisted Suicide" Film - bioethics.com/archives/98900
Would you like to help plan the next conference of the Society for Christian Bioethicists? We are compiling the conference planning committee now. If you're interested, please email us a brief introduction and a CV to christianbioethicists at gmail dot com.
"Stories like these have emerged as the transplant system has increasingly turned to a type of organ removal called donation after circulatory death." nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/…
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God has eternally assumed human nature and human flesh. By nature all human beings have the potential to be the temple of God. All human beings are as holy as the temple mount, the holy hill, Zion, the city of Jerusalem, the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant.
Christian bioethicists, what bioethics articles/texts are you reading right now? Or what bioethics articles/texts would you recommend that others read?
children are not the kinds of things we produce in a laboratory with the goal of improving our ability to control the quality of the product
Christian bioethicists, what do you think? "Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say." bbc.com/news/articles/…
What is human dignity, and how is it useful in bioethics?
Christian bioethicists, what do you think? "Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say." bbc.com/news/articles/…
Are looking forward to the next SCB conference? We are! If you'd be interested in serving on the conference planning committee, DM or email us at christianbioethicists @ gmail . com
"The Case Against in Vitro Fertilization" by @StvenWithAnI in @mereorthodoxy. mereorthodoxy.com/the-case-again…
Andre Chavez, who presented at our conference in Fall 2024, has a new article out in the most recent issue of Christian Bioethics: "Christianity, Technology, and Culture in the Age of the Posthuman." academic.oup.com/cb/article-abs…
A significant loss for Christian bioethics in the UK. Thank you to the team for providing such valuable insight and leadership, and may God bless all of your future endeavors.
It is with immense sadness we announce that staff have recently been informed of ‘the closure of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford’. 😞🏴 Our full statement here: bioethics.org.uk/news-events/ne…
Another resource for Christians thinking about Transhumanism is the upcoming issue of Christian Bioethics, which is specially dedicated to the topic. It features articles by Jason Eberl, Jim Delaney, Amy Debaets, Andre Chavez, @jeffreypbishop, and @parvizbd.
Additionally, the upcoming issue of the journal Christian Bioethics is specially dedicated to Transhumanism. Many of the articles are already available online in advance, featuring articles by Jason Eberl, Jim Delaney, Jeff Bishop, and Benjamin Parviz. academic.oup.com/cb/advance-art…
It's your last chance to submit a nomination for our Annual Awards or a paper for our Student Paper Award! Submit now through July 6: asbh.org/about/awards
Our Director Dr Xavier Symons written an op-ed for ABC Religion and Ethics on the recent Monash IVF scandal. Read his essay People, not Products here: abc.net.au/religion/peopl…