Vital Conflicts

Vital Conflicts: Debating Abortion, Gender Treatments, and Claims of Conscience takes up three of the most pressing questions in bioethics today, and answers them with clarity, charity, and sound Catholic reasoning.

Philosopher Christopher Kaczor examines the legal and moral landscape after the Dobbs decision and argues that every human being, from conception to natural death, has an inherent dignity that deserves the protection of law. He addresses gender dysphoria with genuine compassion for those who suffer, defending the guidance of the Catholic bishops on care that respects the whole person. And he makes the case for protecting the consciences of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.

Careful and fair-minded, this is a valuable resource for students, medical professionals, and anyone who wants to think these issues through well.

• Abortion law and ethics after Dobbs
• A compassionate Catholic approach to gender dysphoria
• A defense of conscience rights in medicine