Posts by angelobottone@qoto.org
(DIR) Post #A4CWyW0xV7fgnCNG7c by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-12T14:57:31Z
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Medical Bodies Unite in Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bill https://ionainstitute.ie/medical-bodies-unite-in-opposition-to-assisted-suicide-bill/
(DIR) Post #A4CihilI3K2or2nsqO by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-12T17:09:07Z
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Do Christian ethics say we have a moral duty to take a Covid vaccine?Maria Steen leads a discussion about whether or not we have a moral duty to take one of the Covid vaccines.https://youtu.be/yK9aaAdLkhY
(DIR) Post #A4HLuzvMECsigxfqjY by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-14T22:47:15Z
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@electrona Tunanota.
(DIR) Post #A4NVOmcbjBBP1SaasS by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-17T22:00:37Z
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I believe I have a moral duty to take the Covid-19 vaccine @lbrycom https://lbry.tv/@angelo.bottone:9/I-believe-I-have-a-moral-duty-to-take-the-Covid-19-vaccine:0
(DIR) Post #A4NaJTYXgXdIDMyalk by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-17T22:56:50Z
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@freemo That's not what my blog is about. I have covered that issue in a different blog.
(DIR) Post #A4Naik5fLecOjaW9oW by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-17T23:01:30Z
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@freemo In any case, have a look at this: https://lozierinstitute.org/update-covid-19-vaccine-candidates-and-abortion-derived-cell-lines/
(DIR) Post #A4RVZJBOIZinXLiXUe by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-19T20:22:40Z
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The immoral origins of certain cell-lines used in medical research https://ionainstitute.ie/the-immoral-origins-of-certain-cell-lines-used-in-medical-research/
(DIR) Post #A4hn1kCCGWmTAsb96m by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-02-27T16:53:13Z
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Free book: The Ethics of a Lockdown.https://odysee.com/@angelo.bottone:9/FreebookTheEthicsofaLockdown:1
(DIR) Post #A4nzADqmG8bFrT9FEu by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-03-02T16:37:50Z
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How Belgium’s euthanasia law has been consistently abused https://ionainstitute.ie/how-belgiums-euthanasia-law-has-been-consistently-abused/
(DIR) Post #A5hrjHa7IZ2562mfTs by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-03-29T15:39:14Z
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Knowing God’s existence is not simply a matter of faith https://ionainstitute.ie/knowing-gods-existence-is-not-simply-a-matter-of-faith/
(DIR) Post #A5rqxMucwVdfx6HFtw by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-04-03T11:17:53Z
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Raising Awareness on Gestational Surrogacy Among Vulnerable Women in Developing Countries https://c-fam.org/policy_paper/raising-awareness-on-gestational-surrogacy-among-vulnerable-women-in-developing-countries/
(DIR) Post #A9MAtXCEfZnmsuneJE by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-07-16T18:33:52Z
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What assisted suicide tells people with disabilities https://ionainstitute.ie/what-assisted-suicide-tells-people-with-disabilities/
(DIR) Post #A9MLgenGIzlJiFpuvw by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-07-16T21:58:18Z
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@freemo That's not what the UN human rights experts and the disability right group believe. Read the article.
(DIR) Post #ABjMbUDRVaYlK8Ttsu by angelobottone@qoto.org
2021-09-25T20:01:17Z
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Fathers play vital role, says leading psychologist https://ionainstitute.ie/news-roundup/fathers-play-vital-role-says-leading-psychologist/
(DIR) Post #AGGylxR6w68oIqXniS by angelobottone@qoto.org
2022-02-08T16:45:49Z
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Radical assisted suicide organisation opens in Ireland to almost no reaction https://ionainstitute.ie/radical-assisted-suicide-organisation-opens-in-ireland-to-almost-no-reaction/
(DIR) Post #APl3e9Q5O2Zd0vEgOe by angelobottone@qoto.org
2022-11-18T16:34:48Z
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CW Long post. Original content.How Covid curbs on church-going harmed public healthDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, people were barred in many countries from attending religious worship for long periods, and nowhere more so than in Ireland. When they were not barred, severe restrictions were put on the numbers who could attend. But strictly from a public health perspective, was it worth it? An important new study (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292122001672) suggest it was not, and the restrictions may have done more public health harm than good. The research, just published in the European Economic Review is based on a nationally representative sample of over 100,000 responses from 52,459 individuals in the United States. It was carried out during the period from March 2020 to May 2021, when most American States limited the number who could attend a house of worship.A crucial finding of the study is that the severe restrictions on religious worship do not seem to have slowed the spread of the virus.It says: “there is no statistically or economically significant association between restrictions on houses of worship and either COVID-19 infections or deaths regardless of how restrictions are measured”. (p. 12)The article concludes that “there is almost no evidence that the restrictions had a positive effect on public health, consistent with a growing body of evidence that has evaluated the launch of State quarantine policies.” (p. 12)But the restrictions or ban on public worship did harm the mental health of some worshippers.The author focuses on two variables: current life satisfaction and self-isolation.The study confirmed that religious people have higher level of current life satisfaction overall, compared to the rest of the population. This is partly achieved by being part of a religious community. Therefore, it is no surprise that is also found a “strong negative association between state restrictions and current life satisfaction, particularly for religious adherents.” (p. 6).If one of the main sources of their wellbeing was removed, how could it be otherwise?The author notes that going to a church, or attending any other religious venue, offers people the opportunity to forge relationships and grow stronger in their faith. The survey established that the restrictions had “a disproportionate impact on self-isolation among religious adherents.” (p. 7)Self-isolation among religious people increased by more than among their non-religious counterparts. This is one of the reasons why their well-being suffered more as a result of the pandemic.The decline in well-being was stronger in Catholic than in Protestant congregations, and non-existent among Mormons, who are concentrated in Utah where no significant restrictions were put into place.The main result of the study is that “religious adherents experienced systematically lower levels of well-being and isolation following the adoption of such restrictions.” (p. 11)The study focuses on the United States only. It would be interesting to see such research extended to other countries, particularly to Ireland that had the longest period of worship restrictions in Europe.
(DIR) Post #ARsI83Hi6fjbzwinOC by angelobottone@qoto.org
2023-01-21T17:03:34Z
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CW Long post. Original content.How parents of DS children are subtly directed toward abortionThere has been little reaction to the news that 95pc of babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome before birth at the Rotunda hospital are subsequently aborted in England.The response to these horrendous figures has been silence or fatalism. For some, it is an individual “choice” to be respected. There is nothing to be worried about or, even when people find the figures regrettable, little can be done.“I don’t have a view on whether that is the right thing. We don’t advocate for it, that is just the lived experience”, said prof Fergal Malone, master of the Rotunda.Is it true? Is it really a purely personal choice, without outside influence or expectations from others? Two recent studies on the experience of parents of children with DS indicate otherwise.Irish research published last year interviewed eight people following the birth of a child with DS. Some praised the doctors and nurses, but others said the information they received was too medically focused and too negative. It is very hard to believe the same does not happen to couples who are told their baby has DS before it is born.“Don’t come in with a list of negatives, all the negatives that were put in your head initially we never expected her to be this good now”, said one of the interviewed mothers.She recalls: “We received purely negative information that she could have this or that, …”A father said, “Doctors should show compassion when they are delivering the news, have patience and don’t be rushing in and out”.A Danish study spoke to parents who were told their babies had Down Syndrome before they were born. In Denmark, almost all children with DS are aborted.The study notes: “Following the diagnosis, the couples were generally critical of the information provided by the hospital. Some felt that the health professionals had painted an unnecessarily grim picture of Down Syndrome based on what couples perceived as outdated information. … Some felt that there was an unnecessary focus on potential diseases and additional diagnoses when the couple was more interested in their potential for living a fulfilling life.”Participants in the study report feeling pressure from health professionals they encountered to abort, or else that they were presented with overly negative information about their babies.The research found that “couples felt that termination of pregnancy had been taken for granted following the diagnosis: ‘As the obstetrician sat down, she put those abortion application forms on the table in front of her’”, recalls a mother.Even conveying apparently neutral information, such as presenting what other couples generally do, can condition parents. We tend to imitate others. Social expectations can be subtle and unconscious.“Maybe there’s something wrong with me since I don’t just do what 98pc of all people would do”, said a Danish mother in the study, who decided to have the baby.“The high percentage of terminations in Denmark was a source of doubt and uncertainty during the decision-making process. This left the couples feeling vulnerable”, it notes.“Why is Down Syndrome the disability [considered] socially acceptable to terminate? And how do we come back from that?”, asks actress Sally Phillips in her documentary “Prenatal Genetic Testing” where she investigates how Non-Invasive Prenatal Tests have increased the number of babies with DS, and other genetic or chromosomal anomalies, who are being aborted. Phillips has a son with Down Syndrome.These tests, which can take place in the first trimester of pregnancy, are becoming more affordable and available. They can be used to prepare families to welcome a child with medical anomalies, or they can be used to get rid of them, as almost always happens when a diagnosis of DS is given. A proper ethical debate about those prenatal tests has still to happen in Ireland.In a society that has normalised abortion, the main way to fight the progressive elimination of children with DS is for doctors to portray life with the condition, and life for the parents of such a child, in far more positive terms than seems to be the case at the moment. The medical professionals claim to be neutral about their use, but being not directive isn’t enough when society goes in one direction only.Certainly, a national debate is called for.
(DIR) Post #AX60dmeFICN2zKsMym by angelobottone@qoto.org
2023-06-26T21:33:09Z
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If gender is culturally constructed, why "man" and "woman", and only "man" and "woman", are present in every culture? Because, unlike other genders, which are only cultural constructs, "man" and "woman" are also natural features, scientifically verifiable, i.e. objective.
(DIR) Post #AX61LqErIvN0rk0fho by angelobottone@qoto.org
2023-06-26T21:45:30Z
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@freemo I wasn't talking about grammatical genders but about gender identity in human beings. I didn't say that "man" and "woman" are the only choices. I said that only "man" and "woman" are universal, while all other possibilities are culturally determined as they exist in some cultures but not in others.
(DIR) Post #AX62M0P3c3VWLQQEfg by angelobottone@qoto.org
2023-06-26T21:56:44Z
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@freemo In Italian, the polite way to address a man is using feminine pronouns. In any case, as I said, I wasn't talking about language, but about gender identity.