Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith2019-09-252019-09-252015-10-092008-09-08http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/228133"The dignity of a person must be recognized in every human being from conception to natural death. This fundamental principle expresses a great “yes” to human life and must be at the center of ethical reflection on biomedical research, which has an ever greater importance in today’s world. The Church’s Magisterium has frequently intervened to clarify and resolve moral questions in this area. The Instruction Donum vitae was particularly significant.[1] And now, twenty years after its publication, it is appropriate to bring it up to date.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderbioethicsanthropologytheologyhuman lifeprocreationnatural lawcatholic churchReligious ethicsMethods of ethicsTheological ethicsPhilosophical ethicsBioethicsChristian denominationsRoman CatholicPreprint