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 ===[[:Category:Human Research Ethics|Human Research Ethics]]===
 ====[[Experimentation on Human Embryos]]====
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003'' (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 613f.
 :"Resolved, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, believing that a wider availability of embryonic stem cells for medical research holds the potential for discovery of effective treatment of a wide variety of diseases and other medical conditions;
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 :Resolved, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church urge the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interdisciplinary oversight body for all research in both the public and private sectors that involves stem cells from human embryos, parthenotes, sperm cells, or egg cells, and have this body in place within six months of passing such legislation; and be it further
 :Resolved, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church direct the Secretary of General Convention to communicate this resolution to appropriate members and committees of the United States Congress and direct the Office of Government Relations to identify and advocate the legislation called for by this resolution." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003'')<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2003-A014</ref>

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 :*It is not morally acceptable to use reproductive cloning, and it is therefore morally irresponsible for physicians, scientists, and prospective parents to engage in it." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003'')<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2003-A012</ref>
-===[[Human Research Ethics]]===
+===[[:Category:Human Research Ethics|Human Research Ethics]]===
 ====[[Experimentation on Human Embryos]]====
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991'' (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 384.

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 Official Denominational Website: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/
-==Beginning of Life==
+==[[:Category:Beginning of Life|Beginning of Life]]==
 ===[[Abortion]]===
 '''Official Statement:''' General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982'' (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-156.
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 :Resolved, That governments everywhere be encouraged to recognize, acknowledge and seek remedies to reverse the rapid global population growth that adversely affects the health, education and quality of life of women; the prospects for peace; and depletes environmental resources" (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1994-D009</ref>)
-==Infertility & Reproduction==
+==[[:Category:Infertility & Reproduction|Infertility & Reproduction]]==
-===[[Reproductive Technologies Statements|Reproductive Technology]]===
+===[[:Category:Reproductive Technologies|Reproductive Technologies]]===
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982'' (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-158.
 :"Resolved, That this 67th General Convention of the Episcopal Church gives approval to usage of so-called "in vitro" fertilization for the purpose of providing children in a marriage." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1982-A067</ref>)
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-==Healthcare & Medicine==
+==[[:Category:Healthcare & Medicine|Healthcare & Medicine]]==
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991'' (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 251.
 :"Resolved, That the 70th General Convention recommend that every diocese review the reports of the Standing Commission on Health and other resources nationally and locally, with the intention of addressing the issues, establishing guidelines for healthy Christian living, informing our members, assisting the Church in voicing ethical insights in national debates on health matters, and sharing our concern and support with those working in the field of health care." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1991-A094</ref>)
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-==Science & Technology==
+==[[:Category:Science & Technology|Science & Technology]]==
-===Biotechnology===
+===[[:Category:Biotechnology|Biotechnology]]===
 ====[[Human Cloning]]====
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003'' (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 209.
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 :"Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church call for a moratorium on research using human stem cells harvested from embryos, because it causes the destruction of human life; and be it further
 :Resolved, That the General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirm ethical standards that protect every human life regardless of stage of development from being mistreated or marginalized for the benefit of another life; and be it further
-:Resolved, That the General Convention of the Episcopal Church encourage researchers to use stem cells harvested from umbilical cords and adult donors rather than from human embryos, as this type of research does not destroy a human life.
+:Resolved, That the General Convention of the Episcopal Church encourage researchers to use stem cells harvested from umbilical cords and adult donors rather than from human embryos, as this type of research does not destroy a human life." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2000-D091</ref>)
 " (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2000-D091</ref>)
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003'' (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 613f.
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 :Resolved, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church direct the Secretary of General Convention to communicate this resolution to appropriate members and committees of the United States Congress and direct the Office of Government Relations to identify and advocate the legislation called for by this resolution." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2003-A014</ref>)
-===Genetic Ethics===
+===[[:Category:Genetic Ethics|Genetic Ethics]]===
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009'' (New York: General Convention, 2009), p. 378.
 :"Resolved, That the 76th General Convention urge all dioceses to adopt the following statement: Personal history is a fundamental human right and knowledge of one’s entire parentage should be assumed as part of a person’s natural property; and be it further
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-==End of Life==
+==[[:Category:End of Life|End of Life]]==
 '''Official Statement''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991'' (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 386.
 :"Resolved, That the 70th General Convention reaffirms its 1982 resolution (1982-C002a) recognizing and approving the "Living Will" (Advanced Directive) as a beneficial document to be used by individuals as a tool for discussing one's medical wishes before the time of illness and impending death, and encourages both physicians and their patients to more faithfully and honestly pursue such discussions and the execution of such living wills; and be it further
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 :2. Despite this hope, it is morally wrong and unacceptable to intentionally take a human life in order to relieve the suffering caused by incurable illness. This would include the intentional shortening of another person's life by the use of a lethal dose of medication or poison, the use of lethal weapons, homicidal acts, and other forms of active euthanasia. Palliative treatment to relieve the pain of persons with progressive incurable illnesses, even if done with the knowledge that a hastened death may result, is consistent with theological tenets regarding the sanctity of life." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1994-A056</ref>)
-==Issues of Human Dignity & Discrimination==
+==[[:Category:Issues of Human Dignity & Discrimination|Issues of Human Dignity & Discrimination]]==
 ===[[Disability Ethics]]===
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991'' (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 822.

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 ==Healthcare & Medicine==
 ===[[Access to Healthcare]]===
-'''Official Statement:'''
+'''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985'' (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 206.
-:"" ( {add citation info})
+:"Resolved, That this 68th General Convention of the Episcopal Church invite its principal ecumenical and interfaith partners to join this Church in calling upon the President of the United States and the Congress to authorize and appoint a National Commission on the Reform of Health Care charged with making recommendations concerning ways in which health services in these United States may be more economically and efficiently made available in a fair and equitable manner to all Americans, addressing in the process the 1984 findings of the National Citizens Board of Inquiry Into Health in America; and be it further
 ===[[Conscience Issues]]===
-'''Official Statement:'''
+'''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991'' (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 383.
-:"" ( {add citation info})
+:"We acknowledge that there are circumstances in which health care providers, in good conscience, may decline to act on request to terminate life-sustaining systems if they object on moral or religious grounds. In such cases we endorse the idea of respecting the patient's right to self-determination by permitting such patient to be transferred to another facility or physician willing to honor the patient's request, provided that the patient can readily, comfortably and safely be transferred. We encourage health care providers who make it a policy to decline involvement in the termination of life-sustaining systems to communicate their policy to patients or their surrogates at the earliest opportunity, preferably before the patients or their surrogates have engaged the services of such a health care provider." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1991-A093</ref>)
 ===[[Medical Tourism]]===

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 ====[[Human Cloning]]====
-'''Official Position:'''
+'''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003'' (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 209.
-:"" ( {add citation info})
+:"It is not morally acceptable to use reproductive cloning, and it is therefore morally irresponsible for physicians, scientists, and prospective parents to engage in it." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2003-A012</ref>)
 ====[[Stem Cell Research]]====
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 ===Genetic Ethics===
 ====[[Gender Selection]]====
 '''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982'' (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-157.
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 ====[[Gene Therapy/Genetic Engineering]]====
-'''Official Statement:'''
+'''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985'' (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 179.
-:"" ( {add citation info})
+:"Resolved, That this 68th General Convention encourages genetic engineering research to increase human understanding of vital processes, recognizing that human DNA is a great gift of God, lying at the center of life and directing our development, growth and functioning; and be it further
 ====[[Genetic Screening]]====
-'''Official Statement:'''
+'''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991'' (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 251.
-:"" ( {add citation info})
+:"The use of results of genetic screening of adults, newborns and the unborn for the purpose of discrimination in employment and insurance is unacceptable." (''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991''<ref>https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1991-A095</ref>)
 ====[[Genetic Testing]]====
-'''Official Statement:'''
+'''Official Statement:''' from General Convention, ''Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003'' (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 209.
-:"" ( {add citation info})
+:"Resolved, That the 74th General Convention reaffirm that children are entrusted to us as gifts from God to be nurtured toward maturity. Therefore:
 ====[[Patenting of Human Tissue/Gene Patenting]]====