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About Sister Renée Mirkes
Sister Renée Mirkes, OSF, PhD a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, directs the Center for NaProEthics, the ethics division of the Saint Paul VI Institute, Omaha, NE. She received her masters degree in moral theology from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX (1988) and her doctorate in theological ethics from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI (1995).
Analysis

Wanted: A COVID-19 vaccine that’s safe, effective, and moral

May 4, 2020 Sister Renée Mirkes 16

The biopharma sprint toward production of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine has everyone’s attention. Some experts predict one of two vaccine producers will be first to reach the finish line: Sanofi-GSK with its Sars-CoV […]

Essay

Prenatal genetic testing and the light of mercy

August 26, 2019 Sister Renée Mirkes 6

The Gospel of John saturates our minds and hearts with the law of self-gift. The life-defining reality that the Son of God—out of his infinite mercy—gave up his body and poured out his blood is […]

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INVOcell: A Catholic-friendly treatment for infertility?

January 18, 2019 Sister Renée Mirkes 8

Some fertility specialists are touting a new fertility treatment as a “Catholic-friendly” alternative to traditional in vitro fertilization. Catholic couples struggling with infertility—willing to try the procedure if, indeed, it is ethical—need help to cut […]

Analysis

The CRISPR revolution: Getting ahead of the ethical curve

September 25, 2017 Sister Renée Mirkes 5

Here is why only genetic engineers who understand and act from a classical virtue ethics are capable of adding moral ballast to the fast-moving ship […]

Essay

Why efforts to sabotage conscientious objection in healthcare must not stand

May 23, 2017 Sister Renée Mirkes 1

Recently, Ronit Y. Stahl, PhD and Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD penned a contentious editorial published in the April 6 edition of New England Journal of Medicine entitled Physicians, Not Conscripts – Conscientious Objection in Health […]

Analysis

The “dark heart” of human-robot companionship

February 17, 2017 Sister Renée Mirkes 0

Professor Sherry Turkle, founder and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, has studied the psychology of human interactions with computational artifacts since the 1970s. In the nascent years of the 21st century, […]

Analysis

The Gender Identity Mandate: The latest threat to health care rights of conscience

September 13, 2016 Sister Renée Mirkes 1

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in health coverage and care. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the Final […]

Analysis

Health Care Rights of Conscience: An Endangered Species

July 9, 2015 Sister Renée Mirkes 0

There are emerging conflicts in what I call the second round of health care conscientious objection. The first round, following Roe v. Wade, continues to engage religious health care providers in conscientious objection to abortion, […]

Three-Parent Embryos: Gearing Up for the US Debate

March 12, 2015 Sister Renée Mirkes 0
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Why Fighting Against ISIL is Not Murder

January 16, 2015 Sister Renée Mirkes 0

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