by afladmin | Feb 24, 2026 | AFL Publications, Bioethics
By: The Rev. Matthew Woodley, Iterim Dean, Church of the Resurrection, Wheaton, IL Let’s begin by imagining a stage that represents the span of a human life. On one side, we have the end-of-life, and on the other end, we have the beginning-of-life. That would be the...
by afladmin | Oct 8, 2025 | AFL Publications, Bioethics
By: Terry Schlossberg Recently, The Wall St. Journal’s editorial board wrote in opposition to physician-assisted suicide. The occasion was New York State’s newly adopted legislation allowing for it. The editorial concluded with these words: “A healthy society...
by afladmin | May 31, 2023 | AFL Publications, Bioethics
The following report was compiled using information provided by Dr. Paul A. Byrne and Dr. Heidi T. Klessig. Dr. Byrne has been a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toledo, College of Medicine for decades, as well as a writer and speaker on “brain...
by afladmin | May 18, 2020 | Bioethics
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your churches and communities on our Take Action page. This month, we are looking the ethical development of a COVID-19 vaccine. Our world has been thrown into...
by afladmin | May 11, 2020 | Bioethics
The world as we know it has been thrown into confusion during this COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us are concerned about the unemployment rate, the economy, and the health of our family and loved ones. It is unsurprising then that people are increasingly...
