BECOMING BETTER? MORAL BIO-ENHANCEMENT AND CHRISTIANITY

Michael Buttrey is a doctoral candidate in theology at the University of Toronto, and Theologian-in-Residence for St. Clement’s Anglican Church.

Moira McQueen, LLB, MDiv, PhD, was appointed Executive Director of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute in July, 2004. The Institute has a mandate to conduct research and education in bioethics from a Roman Catholic perspective, and pursues bioethical issues in palliative and end of life care, reproductive technologies, stem cell experimentation and regenerative medicine, genetics, transgender issues and other current areas such as robotics, artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.

Tracy Trothen is a professor of ethics at Queen’s University, jointly appointed to the School of Religion and the School of Rehabilitation Therapy where she teaches in the graduate Aging and Health Program. She is an ordained minister in The United Church of Canada, a certified Supervisor-Educator in Clinical Spiritual Health (CASC), and a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO). Prof. Trothen is the author of several publications on human enhancement technologies including the recent book: Spirituality, Sport, and Doping: More than Just a Game (2018).

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Cardinal Ambrozic Lecture

Annual Lecture Series

Other Lectures and Discussions

Video featuring CCBI

  • 2013 –  Female Gendercide – Perspectives Weekly – As pro-lifers prepare to March for Life in Ottawa, host Kris Dmytrenko examines the issue with guests Dr. Moira McQueen from the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute, Peter D. Murphy from the Catholic Organization for Life and Family, and Rebecca Richmond from the National Campus Life Network.