Each year the Catholic Organization for Life and Family holds a Seminar on Bioethics (previously called Seminar on Biotechnology) in Ottawa. Experts are invited to provide their views on one of the most pressing ethical questions of the day. This network of specialists includes bishops and lay people, scientists, physicians, lawyers, ethicists and theologians. The reflections of these experts provide an important support for COLF, which regularly comments on issues related to the rapid evolution of science and technology.

Past topics

2008: Bioethics, Sexuality and Human Procreation, 40 years after Humanae Vitae

2006: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Ethical Challenges

2004: Challenging End-of-Life Issues

2003: The Patenting of Higher Life Forms and Xenotransplantation

2002: Genetic and Reproductive Technologies: The Status of the Human Embryo

2001: The Human Genome Project, Designer Babies/ Pre-Implantation Diagnosis, Stem Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy

2000: Proposed Legislation Concerning Reproductive and Genetic Technologies

1999: The Future of Biotechnology

News Reports About Past Seminars