Host Jozef Zalot interviews prominent ethicists and medical professionals on the big issues facing health care today. "Ethics on Air" is a production of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. The views expressed in "Ethics on Air" do not necessarily represent those of the Editorial Board or the ethicists or staff of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. for more information on Catholic bioethics visit https://www.ncbcenter.org/.
Joseph Meaney, NCBC Senior Fellow, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the challenges of obtaining accurate abortion statistics in the United States. Joseph speaks to how abortion statistics are currently obtained, who compiles them, and how chemical abortion (abortion pill) has clouded the overall picture. He also discusses how informed consent is often absent from a woman’s decision to abort.
Resources
1. Joseph Meaney bio – https://www.ncbcenter.org/meet-the-ethicists/joseph-meaney-phd
2. “The Ethics of Abortion Statistics” – https://www.ncbcenter.org/messages-from-presidents/abortionstats
3. Whole Woman’s Heath v. Hellerstedt (2016) is the US Supreme Court case (the one we could not remember!) that ruled unconstitutional a Texas law requiring abortion centers in the state to have facilities comparable to ambulatory surgical centers. The court ruled the law placed a substantial obstacle in the path of women seeking an abortion and thus constituted an undue burden on women to access abortion – https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/whole-womans-health-v-cole/
4. NCBC Certification Program – https://www.ncbcenter.org/certification-program
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3 Jan 2025
Ep. 129: Trump 2 and Catholic Health Care, What Can We Expect? – Part Two
Louis Brown, Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the unprecedented challenges that Catholic health care faced under the Biden administration, and what can expect under the Trump 2. In part two of the interview, Louis discusses gender ideology and conscience protection for health care professionals, contrasting how these issues were dealt with very differently by the Trump 1 and Biden administrations. He also offers thoughts on what we can expect on these topics, and others, in Trump 2.
Resources
1. Louis Brown bio - https://focusequip.org/author/louisbrown/
2. Christ Medicus Foundation - https://christmedicus.org/
3. Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance – https://catholichealthalliance.org/
4. Bioethics on Air, episode 89: “Introducing the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance” with Steven White (March 28, 2022) - https://www.ncbcenter.org/bioethics-on-air-podcast-cms/bioethics-on-air-episode-89-introducing-the-catholic-health-care-leadership-alliance
2 Jan 2025
Ep. 128: Trump 2 and Catholic Health Care, What Can We Expect? – Part One
Louis Brown, Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the unprecedented challenges that Catholic health care faced under the Biden administration, and what can expect under Trump 2. In part one of the interview, Louis discusses his work at the Christ Medicus Foundation and at the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights during the first Trump administration. He also compares and contrasts the abortion policies of the Trump 1 and Biden administrations, and offers his thoughts on what can expect concerning abortion in Trump 2.
Resources
1. Louis Brown bio - https://focusequip.org/author/louisbrown/
2. Christ Medicus Foundation - https://christmedicus.org/
3 US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights - https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html
4. Bioethics on Air, episode 55: “Protecting Conscience and Religious Liberty” with Roger Severino (February 22, 2021) - https://www.ncbcenter.org/bioethics-on-air-podcast-cms/episode-55-protecting-conscience-and-religious-liberty
5. NCBC Certification Program – https://www.ncbcenter.org/certification-program
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