Question: I would like to know if it is morally correct to abort a baby who has no brain and, above all, if he can be considered a human being. I would also like to know if his organs can be used for transplantation. Answer: Anencephaly is the congenital
Question: I have a doubt. I have hyperthyroidism, which means that my thyroid is functioning much faster than it should. I am being managed with a medication called Propylthiouracil, and I could say that most of the time I feel well, with enough strength and energy to work and care
Question: What is the morality of the surgeries to change one’s gender? Answer: The problem raised revolves around so-called “transsexuality.” Regarding this matter, there are no explicit pronouncements of the Magisterium; only references can be made to the general teachings on human sexuality[1]. 1. General elements of human sexuality
Question: Dear Father: Our elderly mother has been ill for years and has now entered a stage that doctors consider terminal. Her pain is truly enormous, and the painkillers they give her have only a minimal effect. She has been unconscious most of the time for months now. It causes
Question: What should be done with frozen embryos? Can they be implanted in a voluntary marriage? Answer: It is a very difficult question, as both alternatives (implanting them or leaving them frozen until they die) have their moral drawbacks. This inescapable dilemma is a sign of the immorality of in
Question Dear Father, we have the following case: a woman has a pregnancy of a few weeks located outside the uterus. The same thing happened to her a few months ago, which resulted in a natural miscarriage. Now, according to the doctors, the same will occur, so they suggest terminating
Question: A person who is in a vegetative state, with brain death, whose heart is beating only because they are connected to machines, do they still possess their soul? Answer: Dear Sir, The term “vegetative state” is used in an ambiguous and confusing manner today. If the person is in
Question: The reason for this letter is to thank you for such an instructive and necessary opportunity to respond to the concerns that the Catholic faithful may have. I would like to ask you the following: my wife and I have been married for six years and have not had
Question: Dear Father Miguel Angel Fuentes, My future husband and I attended one of the talks required by our diocese for all couples wishing to be married in the Church. These talks are mandatory. While we were not entirely pleased with the content of the previous talks, the one we
Question: Father: Is it permissible to resort to technical advances to avoid having children with diseases, for them to be healthy and perfect children? What can you tell us about the attempts of modern medicine to avoid serious diseases in children, such as cancer and some similar problems? We are
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