The World Federation of Right to Die Societies links to dozens of right-to-die organizations throughout the world and provides information on the latest developments on the issue.
Bioethics
Source guides on Bioethics
Medically assisted suicide and faith: Why tension persists as laws change
In 2019, the New Jersey Legislature passed a law legalizing medically assisted suicide. Several other states debated similar measures.
Religion and transhumanism: Perfect fit or sure to conflict?
Did God want humans to find a way to live forever? Religious transhumanists say embracing radical human enhancement is a faithful act.
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Organizations on Bioethics
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American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Dr. J. Cameron Muir is president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, which issued a position statement on Feb. 14, 2007, on “physician-assisted death.”
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Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in Kansas City, Mo., is a faith-based organization that provides abstinence and faithfulness programs and other AIDS services in Africa under a government contract.
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Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics
The Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University brings the Catholic, Jesuit tradition into interdisciplinary discourse with health care. Cynthia McKenna is the coordinator of the Center.
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Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., is dedicated to researching modern ethical issues and attempting to create solutions in diverse fields such as bioethics, the Internet, government and character ethics.