The Nathaniel Centre – the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre – was established in 1999 as an agency of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference.

We seek to bring the light of the Gospel and the moral tradition of the Catholic Church to issues in bioethics.

The key functions of The Nathaniel Centre are >>>

30 November 2007

Editorial – The old, old story … Vincent van Gogh once wrote of the way in which “city life sometimes removes the ‘early dew of morning.’” The use of technology more»

News

Press Release : The Assisted Suicide of a Healthy New Zealand Woman by Dr Philip Nitschke

4 February 2008

The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre – The Nathaniel Centre – is deeply distressed at the comments of Dr Philip Nitschke as reported in The Sunday Star Times. [3 February more»

Should Human Embryos be Used for Research in New Zealand?

9 February 2007

Background and Context:In 2004 the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act (the HART Act) came into effect in New Zealand. Passed by Parliament, this Act established a legal framework for human more»

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