Church teaching

1968
Pope Paul VI 1968, Donum Vitae – Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and the Dignity of Procreation, Vatican.

1995
Pope John Paul II 1995, Evangelium Vitae – Gospel of Life, Vatican.

1997
Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd edn) 1997, St Charles Borromeo.

Other websites
Catholic thinking on many ethical issues
‘Morality and ethics’, Resources for Catholic Educators.
RESource.

Abortion
‘What’s wrong with abortion’, Respect Life Office, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Use of stem cells for research
‘Stem-cell research’, The Age.

Euthanasia
‘Euthanasia’, RESource.

Capital punishment
‘Capital punishment’, Immanuel College Library Resource Centre.
‘Capital punishment’, RESource.
‘Catholic bishops and other religious groups urge Supreme Court to halt juvenile executions’, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Consistent ethic of life
‘The consistent ethic of life’, Priests for Life.