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The Dignity of a Person (Dignitas Personae)
This new instruction provides guidance on how to respect human life and human procreation in our age of rapid biotechnological advancement.
Author: Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Publication Year: 2008
Item Type:Booklet, 80 pg.
Item Number: 0972
Price:$6.95 each

On Embryonic Stem Cell Research
This pamphlet provides insight about stem cell research based on the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Author: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publication Year: 2008
Item Type: Multi-panel pamphlet
Item Number: 0874
Price: 1-249 copies, 48¢ each; 250+ copies, 46¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Stem Cells and Hope for Patients
Neurobiology researcher, Dr. Condic, explains why the real hope for cures lies in adult stem cell research, not research that kills human embryos.
Author: Maureen Condic, Ph.D.
Publication Year: 2008
Item Type: Multi-panel pamphlet
Item Number: 0841
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning: Questions and Answers
Easy-to-read parish bulletin insert provides clear information on the Catholic Church's position on stem cell research and human cloning.
Author: Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 2004, revised 2008
Item Type: Bulletin insert, 1 pg.
Item Number: 0470
Price: $10/100

Stem Cell Research DVD
Is there an ethical way to benefit from stem cell research without harming life? This new DVD offers a clear overview of the key scientific and ethical issues involved.
Author: Saint Max Worldwide
Publication Year: 2008
Item Type:15 minute DVD
Item Number: 0875
Price: $9.95 each

Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Family
A look at how assisted reproductive technology is at odds with Catholic social teaching and the threat it poses to the family.
Author: Helen Alvaré, Esq.
Publication Year: 2007
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0741
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Ethics of Stem Cell Research
The author examines the moral/scientific status of adult stem cell research compared to embryonic stem cell research.
Author: Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
Publication Year: 2006
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0641
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Genetic Enhancement: Custom Kids and Chimeras
This article discusses the genetic enhancement/therapy distinction, the ethical implications of genetic enhancement and the crossing of species boundaries.
Author: Marilyn E. Coors, Ph.D.
Publication Year: 2005
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0546
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Assisted Reproductive Technologies are Anti-Woman
Authors demonstrate how profoundly dehumanizing and anti-woman current and proposed avenues of biotechnology research are, e.g., IVF, cloning, and human embryo research.
Author:Marie Anderson, M.D., FACOG and John Bruchalski, M.D.
Publication Year: 2004
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0442
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Human Cloning vs. Human Dignity
Human cloning is used to create life solely to destroy it—and even that is a symptom of a deeper problem.
Author:Richard M. Doerflinger
Publication Year: 2003
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0341
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The New Eugenics: Cloning and Beyond
Explores the risks humanity may face if biotechnology continues to advance unchecked by moral constraints.
Author:M. Therese Lysaught
Publication Year: 2002
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0244
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Case Against Funding Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Addresses scientific and medical claims being used to press for embryonic stem cell research, and points to the more scientifically promising and ethically acceptable line of research based on adult stem cells.
Author:Anton-Lewis Usala, M.D.
Publication Year: 2001
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0101-USA
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

False Freedom and the Culture of Death
Examines the false notions of freedom underlying moves to legalize assisted suicide and fetal research using embryonic stem cells.
Author:Richard Doerflinger
Publication Year: 2000
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0001-DOE
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Begotten Not Made: A Catholic View of Reproductive Technology
Explains various techniques of assisted reproduction, including in vitro fertilization, and applicable Church teaching.
Author:John M. Haas, Ph.D., S.T.L.
Publication Year: 1998
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9801-HAA
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation (Donum Vitae)
Addresses Church teaching on the respect for and dignity of human life as it applies to biomedical research and technology.
Author:Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Publication Year: 1987
Item Type: Booklet, 45 pg.
Item Number: 8708
Price: $4.95 each