Transhumanism and the Perfection Imperative

ZenitShould We Use Science to Make Ourselves More-Than-Human?

Zenit, 7 maart 2012

Here is a question on bioethics answered by the fellows of the Culture of Life Foundation.

Q: I recently read something about a current philosophy called “Transhumanism.” Are you familiar with it and can you shed some light on what’s problematic about it from the perspective of a Catholic worldview?

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Groningen protocol

door dr. J.A. Raymakers, secretaris-penningmeester van de Stichting Medische Ehtiek

Op zaterdagochtend 28-1-2012 kwam het Groningen Protocol aan de orde tijdens de uitzending van de TROS-Nieuwsshow op de radio 1. Aanleiding was het verschijnen van het boek ‘Ik wens je het onmogelijke’ geschreven door Roos Schlikker en uitgegeven door uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam.

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Raad voor Europa: “Euthanasie moet altijd verboden zijn”

ECLJ: Major Victory for Life in Europe: “Euthanasia Must Always be Prohibited”

Persbericht ECLJ, 26 januari 2012

The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) welcomes the adoption, by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), of a Resolution setting the principle that “Euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit, must always be prohibited.” This is the first time, in the past decades, that euthanasia is so clearly rejected by a European political institution.

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