"It is important to note once again that the prohibition of murder and abortion must be appreciated in a therapeutic, …"

"The first application of the principle of double effect, and one of the most consistently important issues in medical…"

"The use of contraceptives can be morally acceptable in other contexts as well, again, because such uses do not consti…"

"The Roman church argues that although the death of the fetus is foreseen, it is not intended because the intention is…"

"At first, no Catholic theologians supported even this qualified endorsement of the pill for contraceptive purposes. U…"

"If there is a single element within Catholic casuistry that characterizes its analyses, it is the doctrine of the dou…"

"The principle of the "double effect" also applies to sexual sterilization. If a woman must have a hysterectomy to rem…"

"Deliberately we have always used the expression 'direct attempt on the life of an innocent person,' 'direct killing.'…"

"It is absolutely true that the Catholic Church bans abortion to save the life of the mother. However (and this is an …"

"I was perversely delighted to see the Catholic Church and the Vatican go after nuns because I think they made a major…"