2275. “One must hold as licit procedures carried out on the human embryo which respect the life and integrity of the embryo and do not involve disproportionate risks for it, but are directed toward its healing the improvement of its condition of health, or its individual survival.”82
“It is immoral to produce human embryos intended for exploitation as disposable biological material.”83
“Certain attempts to influence chromosomic or genetic inheritance are not therapeutic but are aimed at producing human beings selected according to sex or other predetermined qualities.
Such manipulations are contrary to the personal dignity of the human being and his integrity and identity”84 which are unique and unrepeatable.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
282. How is Christ present in the Eucharist?
196. In what sense is the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of the Church?
55. What is divine providence?
390. What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
82. Why is Jesus called “Christ”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How is the humility and grace of God manifested in the Christian’s life, according to Psalm 138:6-7?
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
What is the seventy week prophecy in Daniel 9?
What is the importance of gratitude in the Christian life, according to the first letter to Timothy?
