Is there any reason I shouldn’t do yoga?
In the United States, there are roughly 30 million practitioners of yoga, alongside an expanding industry providing yoga-related products and services, classes, workshops, and equipment. But many Christians ask whether…
Read MoreExplaining the conundrum with condoms
The “popular” wisdom these days insists that because we can’t stop our children from engaging in premarital sex, and because such sex can be dangerous and have bad effects, we…
Read MorePro-Life Loss. Why Trump’s IVF Executive Order is not good
On Feb. 18, President Donald Trump issued an executive order entitled, “Expanding Access to In VitroFertilization” (IVF), in which he stated, “My Administration recognizes the importance of family formation, and…
Read MoreGetting ‘death with dignity’ right
Nurses and doctors can encounter distressing images as death unfolds for their patients. Those approaching death may make odd bodily movements, give off stenches, or emit strange groans. Perhaps they…
Read MoreEvaluating medical marijuana use during pregnancy
In 2020, Amanda Aguilar was arrested after using marijuana while pregnant, and, after her son tested positive for marijuana at birth, was charged with child neglect. She fought the charge,…
Read MoreContextualizing near-death experiences
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a complex set of phenomena that often include reports of leaving one’s body, seeing it from outside or above, passing through a tunnel of light, seeing…
Read MoreIs artificial insemination wrong even among married couples?
Artificial insemination introduces sperm into a woman’s body by use of a thin tube (cannula) or other instrument to bring about a pregnancy. Artificial insemination can be either homologous (using…
Read MorePhysician Assisted Suicide – The most serious miscalculation of all?
Physician-assisted suicide, according to its advocates, offers a good way to wrap up our life as we face extreme suffering. When we think we have reached the limit of what…
Read MorePoking the hornet’s nest of IVF
A sweeping decision by the Alabama Supreme Court in February sent shock waves through the world of assisted reproduction. Justice Jay Mitchell, writing on behalf of the court’s 7-2 majority,…
Read MoreSurrogacy and child trafficking
At the start of 2024, Pope Francis offered strong public criticism of surrogate motherhood. His willingness to speak out on this important topic has helped to pull surrogacy out of…
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