Rapid onset gender dysphoriaFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
In recent years, the number of young people with gender dysphoria, or extreme discomfort in one's biological sex, has skyrocketed in the U.S. and Western Europe. Professor Lisa Littman, a researcher ...
What about synthetic embryos? Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Embryonic stem cells have held out a certain appeal and promise because they are remarkably flexible. Researchers can make various cell types out of them, whether nerve cells or pancreatic islet cells, ...
Setting a moral vision as parentsFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
When I was recently visiting with friends, a group of young girls was playing in a neighboring yard. Every few minutes, for more than an hour, one of them would scream at the very top of her lungs. A ...
Holding the line on brain death Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
How do we determine that someone has died? The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), which has been an important part of the medical and legal landscape in the U.S. for more than 40 years, states: "An ...
Young women giving themselves away for nothingFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
As internet pornography continues to make inroads into the daily lives of millions, greater numbers of young women are making the decision to participate in its production, with some even seeing it as ...
Dissolving the dead Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
In recent years, a number of U.S. states have legalized a new way to process human corpses that some have called "dissolving the dead." Its technical name is "alkaline hydrolysis," but it is also known ...
Did I make the right choices as dad was dying?Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Sometimes people will contact the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) wondering if the decisions they made on behalf of a dying family member were the right ones. The NCBC provides a free Ethics ...
Seeking the spiritual side of dementia Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
The possibility of suffering from dementia later in life is a worrisome and unpleasant prospect for many of us. Most people I know would like to remain in possession of their mental faculties until the ...
