Jason T. Eberl is a professor of health care ethics and philosophy and director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University. He is the editor of Contemporary Controversies in Catholic Bioethics (Springer, 2017).
Human composting can be done in a way that respects the dignity of the deceased person as well the decedent's and their loved ones' hope in their future resurrection.
Commentary: There may be a moral obligation to be vaccinated for COVID-19 unless one has a medical contraindication. Such an obligation is grounded in the Gospel's call to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
