The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) is a Christian bioethics research center at Trinity

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity is a research center located at Trinity International University that explores the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology, and our common humanity. Within a Judeo-Christian Hippocratic framework, we anticipate, interpret, and engage the pressing bioethical issues of our day. As a center of rigorous research, theological and conceptual analysis, charitable critique, and thoughtful engagement, we bring clarity to the complex issues of our day.

The BIOETHICS Weekly:+ NEW PODCAST: Don’t Die+ CBHD Membershiphttps://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/168903...
10/24/2025

The BIOETHICS Weekly:
+ NEW PODCAST: Don’t Die
+ CBHD Membership
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/168903035329709635

+ The Race to Make the Perfect Baby Is Creating an Ethical Mess
+ Oversharing with AI: How your ChatGPT conversations could be used against you
+ ‘Girl, Take Your Crazy Pills!’ Antidepressants Recast as a Hot Lifestyle Accessory
+ Resistant Bacteria Are Advancing Faster Than Antibiotics
+ Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
+++MORE+++

Our latest MEMBERS ONLY EMAIL was sent this week, full of exclusive content, including an invitation to a members-only d...
10/23/2025

Our latest MEMBERS ONLY EMAIL was sent this week, full of exclusive content, including an invitation to a members-only discussion of Guillermo del Toro’s new film adaptation of Frankenstein.

Not a member, sign up today: $7/mo, $75/yr (students $5/mo, $40/yr)
https://www.cbhd.org/membership-signup

Other membership benefits include
• A print subscription to Ethics & Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics (U.S. Mailing Addresses Only).
• Access to past CBHD Conference audio & video through our web portal on CBHD.org.
• Discounts at prominent publishers such as University of Chicago Press & InterVarsity Press.
• Discounts on prominent journals such as the American Journal of Bioethics
• Book discussion groups available only to CBHD members.
• Periodic online & in-person meetings to discuss specific bioethical topics.
• And more!

This BIOETHICS Weekly: + A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul+ Resources on Reproductive Technolog...
10/17/2025

This BIOETHICS Weekly:
+ A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
+ Resources on Reproductive Technologies, IVF, and Embryos
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/168266205835036558

+ How dangerous are LLMs really?
+ He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
+ Is the patient Black? Check this box for yes
+ Exposure to any germs could’ve killed her. 11 years later, she’s living a normal life thanks to a gene therapy treatment.
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DID YOU KNOW, we have a host of resources on reproductive technologies and IVF? A sampling:Gilbert Meilaender, “Childre...
10/17/2025

DID YOU KNOW, we have a host of resources on reproductive technologies and IVF? A sampling:

Gilbert Meilaender, “Children: Blessing or Project?” Intersections.
This article focuses on the ways in which changes in reproductive technologies affect how we think about children, parents, and parenthood, even if we do not make use of these technologies. The varying perspectives on frozen embryos is one example of changing technology and changing views.
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/children-blessing-or-project

Brent Waters, “An Introduction to Reproductive Technologies,” Intersections.
This article provides an overview of reproductive technologies and briefly highlights a few ethical issues and concerns.
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/an-introduction-to-reproductive-technologies

Paige Comstock Cunningham, “Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World, Parts I & II,” Dignitas.
Presented in two parts, this is a comprehensive overview of the ethics of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), including IVF and the resulting cryopreservation of embryos.
https://www.cbhd.org/dignitas-articles/baby-making-the-fractured-fulfillment-of-huxleys-brave-new-world-part-i
https://www.cbhd.org/dignitas-articles/baby-making-the-fractured-fulfillment-of-huxleys-brave-new-world-part-ii

Bryan Just, “What to Do with the Unchosen Frozen: Potential Blessings & Pitfalls of Embryo Adoption,” CBHD via Salvo.
What can Christians do in response to the fact that so many embryos are currently in cryopreservation?
https://www.cbhd.org/cbhd-resources/what-to-do-with-the-unchosen-frozen-potential-blessings-pitfalls-of-embryo-adoption

Matthew Eppinette, "Tiny, Vulnerable Lives," via World.
What should we do with hundreds of thousands of frozen embryos?
‍https://wng.org/opinions/tiny-vulnerable-lives-1714520459

Megan Best, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made,” CBHD.
In this presentation, Best provides an overview of her book on ethics at the beginning of human life.
https://youtu.be/I_JEfsBVMWE?si=tYpx63lEMi1xlfyI

Matthew Eppinette, "To Evangelicals: IVF Bioethical Questions to Grapple with," via Christian Post.
Should Christians make use of IVF?
‍https://www.christianpost.com/voices/to-evangelicals-ivf-bioethical-questions-to-grapple-with.html

Further Reading
​​https://www.cbhd.org/issues/reproductive-ethics

A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soulby Denyse O'Learyhttps://www.cbhd.org/intersections/a-science-...
10/14/2025

A Science-Based Case for the Immortality of the Human Soul
by Denyse O'Leary
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/a-science-based-case-for-the-immortality-of-the-human-soul

In 2022, philosopher Stephen C. Meyer wrote an article for Newsweek noting that science is not really backing materialist atheism, despite the claims we so often hear amplified in media. He cited three discoveries—the Big Bang, the fine-tuning of the universe for life, and the massive information found in even the simplest cell—as examples of science discoveries that are actually more consistent with theism.[1]

Perhaps that message is seeping into the culture at large in a general way. According to Pew Research, the steady, decades-long decline in the number of Americans who identify as Christians is leveling off, despite the fact that we remain a culture infatuated with science—and understandably so.[2]

In his article, Meyer didn’t mention important findings in neuroscience that make clear that the mind is not simply what the brain does. But, speaking as co-author of The Immortal Mind (Worthy, 2025), I think he could have.[3]

In the Bioethics Weekly:+ Our Most Read Content+ + Celebrities and Surrogacy+ + AI Claims Its First Casualty+ + Abortion...
10/10/2025

In the Bioethics Weekly:
+ Our Most Read Content
+ + Celebrities and Surrogacy
+ + AI Claims Its First Casualty
+ + Abortion and Scripture
+ + Death Pods
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/167646943321786118

+ The AI Genetics Revolution Is Coming
+ Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude
+ How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
+ Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, new study
+ ‘Guilty until proven innocent’: Inside the fight between doctors and insurance companies over ‘downcoding’
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CURIOUS ABOUT OUR MOST-READ CONTENT? Trending articles include: AI Claims Its First Casualtyhttps://www.cbhd.org/interse...
10/09/2025

CURIOUS ABOUT OUR MOST-READ CONTENT? Trending articles include:

AI Claims Its First Casualty
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/ai-claims-its-first-casualty

Abortion and Scripture, Part 1: A Whole-Life Pro-Life Stance in Biblical Law
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/abortion-and-scripture-part-1-a-whole-life-pro-life-stance-in-biblical-law

Celebrities and Surrogacy
https://www.cbhd.org/cbhd-resources/celebrities-and-surrogacy

Death Pods: Su***de is Still Never the Answer
https://www.cbhd.org/cbhd-resources/death-pods-suicide-is-still-never-the-answer

We've just finished our latest Cohort, The Ethics of Life & Death. In case you weren't able to participate, here is a sm...
10/03/2025

We've just finished our latest Cohort, The Ethics of Life & Death. In case you weren't able to participate, here is a small sampling of the resources we shared with the group:

Hans Madueme, "Thinking Theologically About Bioethics," Dignitas 18, no. 3 (2011)
https://www.cbhd.org/dignitas-articles/thinking-theologically-about-bioethics-revisited

O. Carter Snead, "Bioethics and the Body: Reframing the Discussion" CBHD Conference Plenary, 2021
https://youtu.be/xoxL-A463s8

Jürgen-Burkhard Klautke, “Dying a ‘Good Death’ by Preparing for Eternity: Reclaiming the Forgotten Meaning of Euthanasia,” Dignitas 25, no. 3 (2018): 10–13
https://www.cbhd.org/dignitas-articles/dying-a-good-death-by-preparing-for-eternity-reclaiming-the-forgotten-meaning-of-euthanasia

Matthew Eppinette, “To Evangelicals: IVF Bioethical Questions to Grapple With,” Christian Post
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/to-evangelicals-ivf-bioethical-questions-to-grapple-with.html

Matthew Eppinette, “Tiny, Vulnerable Lives,” World
https://wng.org/opinions/tiny-vulnerable-lives-1714520459

Maureen Condic, "The Science and Ethics of Emerging Biotechnologies," CBHD Conference Plenary, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/live/X_WhqTy6ZM4

One participant summed up the Cohort experience this way:
"Thank you for this series. It has been amazingly informative and helpful as I thoughtfully navigate these issues in the light of faith."

We are planning another Cohort in the new year. Watch for more information soon!

In the BIOETHICS MONTHLY:+ INTERSECTIONS Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age+ PODCAST: Walking with Those Who...
10/01/2025

In the BIOETHICS MONTHLY:
+ INTERSECTIONS Revisited: Christian Ministry in a Digital Age
+ PODCAST: Walking with Those Who Weep
+ VIDEO COURSE: A Christian Response to Developments in AI
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/167012697795200240

+ Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries
+ In Canada, ‘medical aid in dying’ has become a leading cause of death
+ Putin Says Organ Transplants Could Grant Immortality. Not Quite.
+ AI medical tools found to downplay symptoms of women, ethnic minorities
+ Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
+++MORE+++

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