"Catholic Bioethics for the common good. Promoting research, public debate and education since 1977"

"Strengthening Interdisciplinary and inter-professional networks to pursue excellence in bioethics education, research and policy"

"Guidance at the Crossroads of Decision"

Nonpartisan overviews of bioethics topics of high public interest

"More than 50 years of leadership in ethics for a complex world"

"The National Catholic Bioethics Center provides education, guidance, and resources to the Church and society to uphold the dignity of the human person in health care and biomedical research."

As of January 15th, 2017 this website will no longer be updated but continues to be available as an archive of the work of the 2009-2017 Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The For Students tab includes some pro-con statements on controversial genetic issues.

CDC information on various genetic diseases and health conditions

From the American Nurses Association

From the National Institutes of Health

From Department of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine

From the World Health Organization

From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

From the International Council of Nurses