Catholic Diocese of Arlington
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miscellaneous resources

Additional Articles on Life and Family Issues

John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family

Theology of the Body

The folloing DVDs are available through the Office for Family Life.  Click here to order.

• Father Hogan presents "John Paul II and His New Instruction On the Faith" - a 45 minute DVD which discovers the difference between: objectivism and subjectivism, and deductive and inductive reasoning as it pertains to the way that we think. 
• Gerri Laird presents "A Practical Application of John Paul II's Theology of the Body" as an effective means to communicate our pro-life message.

Bioethics

• National Catholic Bioethics Center
• Advance Medical Directive
• Stem Cell Research Resources available through our office.

Fertility Care

• Local doctors speak on "Assisted reproductive technologies" (ART) as being "Anti-woman".
• "Begotten Not Made" A Catholic view on IVF
• NaProTECHNOLOGY - Medical advancement for fertility/infertility.  Dicovered at the Pope Paul VI Institute 
• The Church's view on Contraception

Abortion

• Reframing the Abortion Debate - Contact us for information about bringing this presentation to your organization.
• U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Fact Sheet
• Virginia Catholic Conference 2005 Legislative Report
• Church Documents
• Abortion Statistics: So many of us see abortion as something that is "out of sight"/"out of mind." It's something that happens to others. You will find that within the Arlington Diocese, abortions do happen. Here you will find the mortality data (to include abortions) based on the places of occurrence and by places of residence. Note also the percentage of deaths resulting from abortion in those localities.
  

Chastity

• Pure Fashion is a faith-based program that encourages teen girls to live, act, and dress in accordance with their dignity as children of God.
• Excerpts from Church documents on Chastity
  

Advance Medical Directive

The Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a simple two-part document including an optional organ donation authorization that can be filled out for use by all Catholics -whether young or old, healthy or dying.

The Advance Medical Directive is a legal instrument authorized by, and meeting the requirements of the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia . AMDs are available through the Respect Life Office.  Below you will find a PDF copy of the AMD forms.  The Supplement explains some of the terms used in the AMD.  Unfortunately, there was a need to make some changes to the AMD; these corrections are found on the Errata Sheet. 

• Advance Medical Directive (AMD)

• Advance Medical Directive (AMD) Errata Sheet

• Advance Medical Directive (AMD) Supplement

• Advance Medical Directive (AMD) order form

• Nutrition and Hydration: What's Ordinary/Extraordinary

Church Documents

Document Type	Source	Date	Latin Title	English Title
Encyclical	Pope John Paul II	1995.03.25	Evangelium vitae	The Gospel of Life
Statement of U.S. Bishops	USCCB	1998.11		Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics
Statement of U.S. Bishops	USCCB	1999		Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for the New Millennium
Doctrinal Note	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2003.01.16		Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life
Encíclicas	Papa Juan Pablo II	1995.03.25	Evangelium vitae	El Evangelio de la vida
La conferencia de obispos de los Estados Unidos	USCCB	1999		Ciudadanos comprometidos: Responsabilidad cívica para un nuevo milenio
Nota Doctrinal	Congregación para la Doctrina de la Fe	2003.01.16		Nota Doctrinal sobre algunas cuestiones relativas al compromiso y la conducta de los católicos en la vida política

U.S. Supreme Court Case Ruling Fact Sheet ( see below)

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Supreme Court ruled that woman have a constitutional right to abortion.

• fetus is not a person but a "potential life" thus does not have constitutional rights of its own.
• 1st Trimester: state may not regulate abortion for any reason
• 2nd Trimester: state may regulate only to protect the health of the woman
• 3rd Trimester: state may regulate or prohibit abortion to promote its interests in the potential life of the fetus, except where abortion is necessary to preserve the woman's life or health

Doe v. Bolton (1973)

Court ruled that a woman's right to an abortion could not be limited by the state if abortion was sought for reasons of maternal health.

• Health: defined as "all factors"-physical, emotional, psychological, familial & the woman's age-relevant to the well being of the patient
• This health exception expanded the right to abortion for any reason through all three trimesters of pregnancy

Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)

Court said states could regulate abortion to require parental involvement when minor are involved, require a waiting period between seeking and obtaining an abortion, and require doctors to provide detailed medical information before obtaining consent for an abortion.

Stenberg v. Carhart ( 2000)

Court said that a state could not prohibit the late-term abortion procedure called partial birth abortion.

Stem Cell Research Resources

Description	Price
Our Sunday Visitor – Pamphlet, Stem Cell Research	$10 for 50 copies or $.20 each.
Family Research Council – Pamphlet, Human Cloning & the Abuse of Science	$25 for 50 copies or $.50 each.
Reverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk – DVD, Cutting through the Spin on Stem Cells and Cloning (This DVD has an in-depth exploration of Church teachings and is an excellent resource for priests, catechists, and teachers.  Length 77 minutes.)	$12 each.
Family Life Office, Diocese of Arlington - DVD, The Human Experiment  (This DVD on cloning/stem cell is an excellent resource for the laity.  We are producing several hundred copies. Length 25 minutes.)	$9 each.

To order please contact the Office for Family Life:  703-841-2550