#11322 Bioethics - Fr. Tad Pacholczyk

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🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Questions Covered: 15:26 – Would these synthetic embryos be soulless when they become full grown adults? 23:53 – Do the scientists who work on the embryos consider them humans or just scientific objects? 31:10 – Doesn’t anyone believe in the healing power of God instead of just depending on science? 37:25 – How are we supposed to think about it philosophically if humans create other humans and whether they have souls? 42:35 – If life begins at conception, then how does one enforce laws around miscarriages? 46:26 – Could plan B be ethical if you take the approach of self-defense in a situation of rape? 50:17 – Why would it be unethical to end a life if the quality of life is low? …

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0:00.0	Music
0:16.0	Welcome back.
0:17.0	Kather Gants is live.
0:18.0	Thanks so much for being here with us.
0:20.0	As promised, Father Ted Beholchick is here with us.
0:23.0	And you are often here, Owen, people call and ask a question about
0:27.0	care in a hospital or end of life care or care for a prenatal child
0:32.0	or all kinds of issues like that.
0:34.0	You'll hear us refer them to the National Catholic Bioethic Center.
0:37.0	We trust them to know a lot of stuff that we don't know.
0:40.0	And also we trust them to give an answer that comports fully
0:44.0	with the teaching of the Catholic Church.
0:46.0	And Father Ted is the director of education for the National
0:50.0	Catholic Bioethic Center.
0:51.0	Father, thank you for being here with us.
0:53.0	Great to join you as always.
0:55.0	I look forward to the time together here.
0:57.0	By the way, if you have a question about any of those things
1:00.0	that I just mentioned, you want to talk about life in any of its stages
1:03.0	about the proper treatment of human beings, the proper treatment of bodies.
1:09.0	You are very welcome to call 888-318-788-4.
1:13.0	Triple 8-318-788-4.
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