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Collection Description
Church and Ecumenical Statements on Bioethics and Biotechnology
This Globethics.net collection gathers various statements and declarations from church and related organisations regarding bioethics and biotechnology, raising the issues subjected to controversy such as abortion, cloning, procreation, etc. and positions of churches on these issues. It includes a set of documents around bioethics and biotechnologies as well as institutional comparative and ethical thematic entry points in the field of bioethics, which the World Council of Churches contributed to gather.
Classification Tree: Overview
BG Church and Ecumenical Statements on Bioethics and Biotechnology Collection
BG1 Institutional documents
BG11 Orthodox churches
BG12 The Roman Catholic Church
BG13 Protestantism
BG14 Regional Council of Churches
BG15 National Council of Churches
BG16 Joint Position Papers
BG17 Bioethics Centres
BG18 Other
BG2 Themes
BG21 General
BG22 Guiding principles of doctrine
BG23 Scientific interventions (genetic manipulation etc)
BG24 Life stages
BG25 Economic and ecological aspects
BG26 Other
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Classification Tree: Details
BG Church and Ecumenical Statements on Bioethics and Biotechnology Collection
BG1 Institutional documents
BG11 Orthodox churches
BG111 Ecumenical Patriarchate
BG1111 The Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops
in the Americas (SCOBA)
BG1112 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
BG1113 Orthodox Church in America
BG1114 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
of North America
BG1115 Ukrainian Orthodox Church
BG112 Patriarchate of Moscow
BG113 Patriarchate of Romania
BG114 Church of Cyprus
BG115 Church of Greece
BG12 The Roman Catholic Church
BG121 The Holy See
BG122 Catholic Church in Great Britain and Ireland
BG1221 Catholic Church in England & Wales
BG123 Conférence des évêques suisses (CES)
BG124 Conférence des Evêques catholiques de Canada
BG125 Conférence des Evêques Françaises
BG126 Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities
BG127 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
BG1271 Abortion
BG1272 Cloning
BG1273 Emergency contraception
BG1274 Family Planning
BG1275 Stem Cell Research
BG13 Protestantism
BG131 Chieza Evangelica Valdeze
BG132 Church of England
BG133 Church of Scotland
BG134 Federation Protestante de France
BG135 The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
BG136 Evangelische Frauenarbeit in Deutschland e. V. (EFD)
BG137 La Iglesia Evangélica Valdense del Río de la Plata
BG138 Lutheran Church of Australia
BG139 Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD)
BG1310 Churches in the USA
BG13101 American Baptist Churches
BG13102 Church of Brethren
BG13103 Episcopal Church, USA
BG13104 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
BG13105 Moravian Church in America
BG13106 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society
of Friends
BG1311 Presbyterian Church (USA)
BG1312 Reformed Church in America
BG1313 United Church of Christ
BG1314 United Methodist Church
BG14 Regional Ecumenical Organisation
BG141 Conference of European Churches (CEC)
BG15 National Council of Churches
BG151 National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
BG152 The Canadian Council of Churches
BG16 Joint Position Papers and Joint Declaration
BG17 Bioethics Centres
BG171 Church of Greece
BG172 England and Wales
BG18 Other
BG181 The General Council of the Assemblies of God
BG2 Themes
BG21 General
BG211 Allocation of scarce medical resources
BG212 Child abuse
BG213 Eugenics
BG214 Extra-terrestrial beings
BG215 Family
BG2151 Abuse in the family and society
BG2152 Adoption
BG2153 Parenting children into their faith
BG2154 Parents and children
BG2155 Single parent families
BG216 Freedoms
BG2161 Freedom of research
BG2162 Principle of autonomy
BG217 Genes and human behaviour
BG218 Human rights
BG219 Human states
BG2110 Illness
BG21101 AIDS
BG21102 Equal accesses to care
BG21103 Health care
BG21104 HIV
BG21105 Patient rights
BG2111 Population
BG21111 Treatment of an aging population
BG2112 Private choices (personal actions without scientific interventions)
BG21121 Drug addiction
BG2113 Science and religion
BG21131 Bioethics and medical issues
BG21132 Donation of bodies to science
BG21133 Harmonising science and religion
BG21134 Natural sciences and modern technologies
BG2114 Social statements
BG2115 The role of medicine
BG2116 Utilitarianism
BG2117 Women's rights
BG22 Dogmatic aspects
BG221 Apologetics and polemics
BG222 Creator and Creation
BG2221 Imago dei
BG2222 Respect for God's Creation
BG2223 Respect for time
BG223 Creeds, confessions
BG2231 Nicene Creed
BG224 Divine Unity (Trinity)
BG225 Ecclesiology
BG2251 Worship
BG226 Eschatology
BG227 Holy Spirit
BG228 Jesus Christ
BG229 Public, political theology
BG2210 Partnerships
BG22101 Marriage
BG221011 Divorce
BG221012 Mixed marriages
BG221013 Purpose of marriage
BG221014 Remarriage
BG221015 Widowhood
BG22102 Blessings/Benediction
BG2211 Salvation/liberation
BG2212 The human being
BG22121 Death
BG221211 Cremation
BG22122 Human Life
BG221221 Identity and status of the human embryo
BG221222 Procreation
BG221223 Protection of life
BG221224 Sanctity of human life
BG221225 The right to life
BG221226 Transmission of life
BG221227 Value and Inviolability of human life
BG221228 Theological anthropology /
concept of the human person
BG23 Scientific interventions (genetic manipulation etc.)
BG231 Conscientious objection – health workers
BG232 Gene manipulation and splicing
BG233 Gene transfer
BG234 Genetic modification of crops
BG2341 Application and consequences
BG2342 Background
BG2343 Science
BG2344 UK regulatory framework
BG235 Genetically modified animals
BG236 Genetically modified organisms
BG237 Human experimentation
BG238 Mental health therapies and institutions
BG239 Patenting
BG2391 EC patenting directive
BG2392 Genes
BG2393 Stem cells
BG2394 Transgenic organisms
BG2310 Transsexuality
BG24 Life stages
BG241 Beginning of life
BG2411 Abortion
BG2412 Assisted reproduction
BG24121 Artificial inovulation, insemination
BG24122 Designer babies
BG24123 Egg and sperm donation donation
BG24124 In vitro fertilisation
BG24125 Surrogate motherhood
BG2413 Causes and consequences of infertility
BG2414 Foetal therapy
BG2415 Genetic interventions (including manipulation
and experimentation)
BG24151 Blast Cells
BG24152 Cloning
BG241521 For reproductive purposes
BG241522 Historical background of cloning
BG241523 Of plants
BG241524 Therapeutic cloning
BG2415241 Cloning animals
BG2415242 Of the whole embryo
BG24152421 Techniques for cloning
an embryo
BG241524211 Nuclear transfer
BG241524212 Parthenogenesis
BG2415243 Technical explanations
BG2415244 Use of genetic material
of embryos
BG2415245 Use of genetic material
of man
BG2416 Genetics
BG24161 Genetic counselling
BG24162 Genetic screening
BG24163 Genetic therapy
BG24164 Inheritable gene modification
BG24165 Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
BG24166 Somatic therapies
BG2417 Mapping the human genome (the Human Genome Project)
BG2418 Research on human embryos
BG2419 Sexual acts (not orientation)
BG24110 Sexuality (sexual orientation)
BG24111 Stem cell research
BG241111 Biotechnological data on stem cells production
and use
BG241112 Ethical problems raised by the discovery
and application of stem cells
BG241113 Scientific data on stem cells
BG242 Prevention of life
BG2421 Fertility / birth control
BG24211 Family planning (regulation of births)
BG24212 Morning after pill
BG2422 Sterilisation
BG243 Duration/prolongation of life
BG2431 Aging
BG2432 Organ transplants
BG24321 From the dead (voluntary or otherwise)
BG24322 Heart transplants
BG24323 Monetary position and privilege
BG24324 Voluntary donation
BG2433 Tissue transplantation
BG2434 Xenotransplantation
BG244 End of life
BG2441 Care of the terminally ill
BG24411 Palliative care
BG2442 Death
BG24421 Brain death
BG24422 Euthanasia
BG244221 Advance directives
BG244222 Assisted suicide
BG244223 Legal history
BG244224 Right to refuse treatment
BG244225 The double effect
BG24423 Homicide
BG24424 Suicide
BG245 After death
BG2451 Autopsy
BG2452 Organ transplants
BG25 Economic and ecological aspects
BG251 Ecological aspects
BG2511 Ecological balance
BG2512 Farming practices
BG2513 Food security and sustainable development
BG2514 Genetically engineered biological agents in warfare
BG2515 Land-use planning
BG2516 Logging in ancient growth forests
BG2517 Natural disasters
BG2518 Nuclear and toxic waste dumps
BG2519 Orientation for sustainable agriculture
BG25110 Personal habits in food consumption
BG25111 Treatment of animals in livestock production,
laboratory research, and hunting
BG252 Economic aspects
BG25121 Agricultural economics
BG25122 Biotechnology in promoting economic growth
