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The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

Within a Judeo-Christian Hippocratic framework, we anticipate, interpret, and engage the pressing bioethical issues of our day.

The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity (CBHD) is a Christian academic research center at LeTourneau University focused on the complex and pressing ethical issues in medicine, science, and technology. The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity is a research center located at Trinity International University that explores the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology, and our common humanity. As a center of rigorous research, theological and conceptual analysis, charitable critique, and thoughtful engagement, we bring clarity to the complex issues of our day.

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas from The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity!

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
Luke 2:11

12/20/2025

The BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ What a Year It Has Been!
+ Spoken Word Poetry Podcast – Emmanuel: The Word Made Flesh
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/173963794875156457

Gov. Pritzker signs bill making Illinois 12th state to allow physician-assisted su***de
The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate
It’s beginning to look a lot like (AI) Christmas
+++ MORE +++

12/17/2025

Dear Friend,

I hope that by now you have heard the great news of God’s provision for CBHD: We are moving to LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas!

Thank you for your prayers and support through this process! We could not have reached this point without your generosity! We are deeply grateful for the outpouring in response to our summer capital campaign. Your giving has brought us to this point and will help us as we update our branding and materials as we relocate to LeTourneau.

As we enter the New Year, our work will continue as we establish ourselves on a new campus and in a new environment.

Would you consider a celebratory gift for the Center to help launch our work at LeTourneau? As we conclude both 2025 and our time at Trinity, please give as generously as you can to continue and strengthen our work as we become The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity at LeTourneau University.

You can mail checks to the address below or give online at
https://www.letu.edu/development/give-now.html
(choose Other as the Designation and specify CBHD in the box)

LeTourneau University
CBHD
PO Box 7333
Longview, TX 75607-9913

With deep gratitude,

Matthew Eppinette, MBA, PhD
Executive Director

PS: We are very excited about this new era for CBHD. The alignment of mission, vision, and values between CBHD and LeTourneau is exceptional. We are in awe of the work God has done. Please remember us in your end-of-year giving.

12/16/2025

This episode of the podcast features a poem written and read for us by CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema entitled “Emmanuel: The Word Made Flesh.” The poem intersperses poetic reflection with quotations from Scripture and excerpts from “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QtKq06AmgpYIkZIicyfyZ?si=ULxWASW0QImey3ryLLTDmg

12/13/2025

The BIOETHICS WEEKLY:
+ The Bioethics Podcast Wrapped
+ TEDS Bioethics Reading Group
+ The Future of CBHD
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/173417231130035627

+ UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health
+ S***m donor with cancer-causing gene fathered nearly 200 children across Europe, investigation finds
+ South Carolina measles outbreak is ‘accelerating,’ driving hundreds into quarantine
+++ MORE+++

12/12/2025

We do well to shore up our understanding of the issues surrounding the move toward increased legalization and expansion of assisted su***de.
https://www.cbhd.org/cbhd-resources/resources-for-understanding-assisted-su***de
This is not only for our own benefit but also so that we can compassionately engage with family, friends, and neighbors who might be wondering why such legislation is being introduced and how they might respond.

To that end, we have selected below a few articles that will help you think about and speak on this vital topic. Please read and share these articles with those in your professional and personal networks of influence.

12/10/2025

THE BIOETHICS PODCAST: The Future of CBHD
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UVIzRqIVfMezM7xHVYkbV?si=y1QSsv5rSHipkaeOAmE87g

We're moving to Texas!

We are deeply grateful to our supporters and donors who have stood by us as we sought a new home!

Read the full announcement: https://www.cbhd.org/announcements/cbhd-to-letu

If you would like to make a celebratory gift for the Center to help launch our work at LeTourneau, you can mail checks to the address below or give online at https://www.letu.edu/development/give-now.html
(Choose Other as the Designation and specify CBHD in the box)

LeTourneau University
CBHD
PO Box 7333
Longview, TX 75607-9913

12/08/2025

CBHD is Moving to LeTourneau University
https://www.cbhd.org/announcements/cbhd-to-letu

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) is delighted to announce that we are relocating to LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. LeTourneau is acquiring CBHD from Trinity International University (TIU) through a grant transfer, and the Center’s staff—Matthew, Bryan, Anna, and Heather—will become LeTourneau employees as of January 1.

Michael Sleasman has accepted a faculty position in LeTourneau’s School of Theology and Vocation, to begin July 1, as part of LeTourneau’s plan to launch an MA Bioethics program.

LeTourneau University is the Christian Polytechnic University, which positions CBHD well for its next phase, particularly with respect to Bioethics 2.0 issues that involve questions of what it means to be human in our increasingly technological world.

Continue Reading: https://www.cbhd.org/announcements/cbhd-to-letu

12/04/2025

New INTERSECTIONS "Emmanuel: The Word Made Flesh" by Anna B. Vollema, PhD (Cand.)
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/emmanuel-the-word-made-flesh

NOTE: This poem intersperses poetic reflection with quotations from Scripture (versions noted) and excerpts from “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” originally a Latin monastic hymn (“Veni, Veni Emmanuel”) from the 8th or 9th century. The English text is a translation by John Mason Neale, published in 1851.

12/02/2025

https://www.tiu.edu/giving/bioethics/
On this , stand with CBHD in affirming a distinctly Christian conception of bioethics.

In an era when advanced technologies are challenging notions of personhood, where debates surrounding the beginning and end of life are increasingly polarized, and where the dignity of human life is often undervalued, our mission to provide thought leadership in the arena of bioethics is more crucial than ever.
https://www.tiu.edu/giving/bioethics/

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