The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

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.

This Bioethics WEEKLY:+ INTERSECTIONS: Receiving Care with Gratitude+ Save the Date: June 25–27, 2026https://preview.mai...
01/17/2026

This Bioethics WEEKLY:
+ INTERSECTIONS: Receiving Care with Gratitude
+ Save the Date: June 25–27, 2026
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/176712240408298870

+ Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments
+ China’s fentanyl crackdown led to a stunning drop in U.S. overdoses, research says
+ A $2,500 full body scan said he was healthy. Then he had a catastrophic stroke.
+‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk
+++MORE+++

New INTERSECTIONS: "Receiving Care with Gratitude," by Kenneth C. Way, PhDhttps://www.cbhd.org/intersections/receiving-c...
01/13/2026

New INTERSECTIONS: "Receiving Care with Gratitude," by Kenneth C. Way, PhD
https://www.cbhd.org/intersections/receiving-care-with-gratitude

In my circumstance of illness, I am the beneficiary who benefits from my wife’s caregiving. When I think about Lori (or any medical professional) as my benefactor, I am prompted to give thanks.

This story is part of Intersections' “Faces of the Church” series, in which authors seek to put flesh and narrative on the dilemmas faced by everyday people in relation to bioethical issues.

The BIOETHICS WEEKLY+ CBHD's First Week at LeTourneau University.  , it was great!https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/...
01/10/2026

The BIOETHICS WEEKLY
+ CBHD's First Week at LeTourneau University. , it was great!
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/175979510142863167

+ Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease
+ Hospitals Are a Proving Ground for What AI Can Do, and What It Can’t
+ Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years
+ Exclusive: 40 million people turn to ChatGPT for health care
+ Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries
+++MORE+++

The BIOETHICS MONTHLY, recapping December 2025https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/175771950026589526+CBH...
01/05/2026

The BIOETHICS MONTHLY, recapping December 2025
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/175771950026589526

+CBHD Moving to LeTourneau University
+INTERSECTIONS—Emmanuel: The Word Made Flesh
+2025's Most Read and Heard
+Bioethics Reading Group
+CBHD in the Media

News Highlights
+In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
+UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health
+The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate
+Gov. Pritzker signs bill making Illinois 12th state to allow physician-assisted su***de
+++MORE+++

The first BIOETHICS Weekly of 2026!+ 2025's Most Read Intersections + 2025's Most Read Dignitas + 2025's Most Read bioet...
01/02/2026

The first BIOETHICS Weekly of 2026!
+ 2025's Most Read Intersections
+ 2025's Most Read Dignitas
+ 2025's Most Read bioethics.com
https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/217454/emails/175323730110579996

+ China Is Worried AI Threatens Party Rule—and Is Trying to Tame It
+ Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs
+ Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries
+ Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Ni****ne Pouches to Boost Productivity
+++MORE+++

Today is CBHD's first day on the LeTourneau University campus. We are so excited for this new era!
01/02/2026

Today is CBHD's first day on the LeTourneau University campus. We are so excited for this new era!

Please remember us in your end of year giving.To make a gift online, visithttps://www.letu.edu/development/give-now.html...
12/30/2025

Please remember us in your end of year giving.

To make a gift online, visit
https://www.letu.edu/development/give-now.html
(Choose Other as the Designation and specify CBHD in the box)

Please make your check payable to CBHD and mail it to
LeTourneau University
CBHD
PO Box 7333
Longview, TX 75607-9913

We are deeply grateful for the generous giving of so many who make it possible for us to do the work to which we are cal...
12/27/2025

We are deeply grateful for the generous giving of so many who make it possible for us to do the work to which we are called.

We cannot do this work without your help!

If you are interested in giving to The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity before December 31, here are a few opportunities to consider:

Online
To make a gift online, visit
https://www.letu.edu/development/give-now.html
(Choose Other as the Designation and specify CBHD in the box)

Mail
Please make your check payable to CBHD and mail it to

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

For a 2025 charitable giving tax credit, donations by check must be postmarked by December 31, 2025.

As The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity moves to LeTourneau University, your support is key to this new era of our work. We are already in conversation with the School of Theology and Vocation; the Faith, Science, and Technology Initiative; Biomedical Engineering; Education, Arts and Sciences; and Community Relations on ways in which we might combine efforts in scholarship, in serving students, and in speaking to pastors, church leaders, and others on the vital issues of bioethics.

Please know how grateful we are for the many gifts that support our work. Thank you!

Merry Christmas from The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity!Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; ...
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

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Deerfield, IL
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