From Science to Bioethics and Biolaw

Organ Transplantation in the Christian Moral Evaluation

“…The theological evaluation of this concept has brought particular Orthodox reluctance especially in the case of heart transplantation 55 , as the heart is considered in Orthodox Christianity as the centre and seat of self activity 56 . This is why the mechanistic understanding of organ transplantation cannot accepted by Orthodox theology, but only from the perspective of self-giving and self-sacrifice 57 . Man is not created for technique, but technique has been created for man 58 .…”

The Faces of Self in the Public Mirror

“…It refers to women who sell their reproductive capacity, "borrowing" the image of mothers. If initially this service was reserved to infertile heterosexual couples, the surrogate later became a formula for same-sex couples or for single men, involving numerous and complex ethical and legal issues 19 . The most serious, in terms of respect for identity, self-image and dignity, is the one placed at the intersection of two fundamental rights by preserving the anonymity of the gametes donors: the mother's right "of oblivion", in the sense of preserving the anonymity of the donor, and the child's right (now adult) to build his/her own identity by solving the mystery of his/her birth 20 .…”