Updates

New Vatican publication on bioethical questions

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued an instruction on certain bioethical questions entitled Dignitas Personae (The Dignity of the Person).

This document addresses the moral implications of a range of "biotechnical" treatments including issues such as genetic engineering and cloning. It argues that many of the latest developments in the field of biotechnology raise serious moral problems for doctors and researchers.

To read the full text of ‘The Dignity of the Person! Download Pdf

Action needed on higher level of ill-health among poor – North and South

People at risk of poverty are much more likely to have higher levels of chronic illness according to a recent report produced by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and Combat Poverty. Poorer people’s health outcomes are very influenced by social factors, such as poor housing, nutrition and education (known as the social determinants of health) which explains the higher level of ill-health found among poor and socially excluded groups in Ireland, North and South.

Healthcare Updates

CORI Healthcare believes that the objective of healthcare policy should be: to provide an adequate service focused on enabling people to attain the World Health Organisation's definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Healthcare is a social right that every person should enjoy. People should be assured that care in their times of vulnerability is guaranteed. The standard of care is dependent on the resources made available which in turn is dependent on the expectations of the society. The obligation to provide healthcare as a social right rests on all people. In a democratic society this obligation is transferred through the taxation and insurance systems to government and other bodies who assume/contract this responsibility.

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