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Positive and Negative Rights of Conscience: Balancing When Rights Conflict 良心的积极权利和消极权利：权利冲突时的平衡

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241262673

Cynthia Jones-Nosacek

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Book Review: Ethics Lost in Modernity: Reflections on Wittgenstein and Bioethics by Matthew S Vest 书评：迷失在现代性中的伦理学：马修-S-维斯特（Matthew S Vest）对维特根斯坦和生物伦理学的思考

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241265157

Joseph Peter Swindeman

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Validation of Ethical COVID-19 Antibody Testing that Adheres to Pro-Life Principles 验证符合伦理的 COVID-19 抗体测试，恪守支持生命的原则

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241258538

Kyle C. McKenna, M. Rohall, Daniel Kissinger, Matthew Evans, Elizabeth Wright, Evelyn Nick, Monica Calkins

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A Claim of Conscience: The Duty to Prove Oneself a Resistor 良心的诉求：证明自己是抵抗者的责任

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241251818

Michael Pakaluk, Catherine R. Pakaluk

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An Evaluation of Controversial Statements in Etica Teologica Della Vita 对 Etica Teologica Della Vita 中有争议言论的评价

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241245316

Elvis I. Šeman, Eamonn M. Mathieson, Umberto P. Villa, Deirdre T. Little, Randy Dlr Juanta, P. Corby, John I. Fleming, Brendan Purcell

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Vaccine Science Diplomacy and “The Phenomenon of Man” 疫苗科学外交与 "人类现象"

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-11 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241245105

Peter Hotez

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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV: Bioethical, Clinical, and Epidemiological Considerations 艾滋病毒暴露前预防：生物伦理、临床和流行病学考虑因素

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241239068

John D. Markley

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Reimagining the Discipleship of Marriage Through the Lens of Mark: A Theological Reflection for Bioethical Decision-Making on Contraception in Catholic Healthcare and Marital Life 通过马可福音的视角重新认识婚姻的门训：天主教医疗保健和婚姻生活中有关避孕的生物伦理决策的神学思考

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241236857

S. Abbate

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Delectatio and Recreational Drug Use: Using Aquinas' Account of Pleasure to Argue That Recreational Drug Use Is Immoral 愉悦与娱乐性吸毒：用阿奎那的快感论证娱乐性使用毒品是不道德的

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.1177/00243639241231595

Matthew McKenna

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My Life with Bosco 我与博斯科的生活

The Linacre Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1177/2755323x241228030

Dierdre Cooper

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