Pro-Life Open Forum

Dr. George Delgado answers questions about the ethics of medical procedures and care.

Questions Covered:

• 07:25 - Is it ethical to use morphine in end of life care, specifically if it alters the time of death? 
• 15:00 - Does Church teaching require that we are buried whole? How ethical is it to donate our bodies or organs?  
• 18:00 - Can people recognize intuitively that a pregnancy is a baby?  
• 23:12 - What did you learn and take away from your time on the set of “Unplanned?” 
• 28:46 - Can a priest ever sit on a committee that pronounces sterilization (tubal ligation) as ethical? 
• 32:00 - My mom has several very serious health issues. The doctors have been suggesting that I just let her die. When is it ethical to stop treatments for her? 
• 37:03 - My wife has Alzheimer’s disease. She has had the Anointing of the Sick a couple times. If she passes before I can get her the Anointing again, will she die with sanctifying grace? 
• 42:34 - When does human life begin? If there is human DNA present there, isn’t it a human being?