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10 Questions with Mark Bradford | Prenatal Diagnosis and the Inclusion of Those with Disabilities

Dr. Matthew Petrusek

December 4, 2024

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Mark Bradford, the Word on Fire Institute Fellow for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, joins Matthew Petrusek for a game of 10 questions. In a world filled with ambiguity, guests are tasked with answering questions with precision and clarity: Yes or No.

00:50 | Is it permissible to seek prenatal diagnoses to keep abortion option open?
01:57 | If a prenatal condition is “incompatible with life,” is abortion permissible?
03:35 | Is there any moral problem with polygenic risk screening?
09:48 | Is it really possible for a society to eliminate Down syndrome?
12:52 | Do some disabilities make life intolerable?
16:08 | Is it best to treat those with disabilities the same as everyone else?
17:38 | Should families prevent their loved ones from causing social discomfort?
19:40 | Could the Church withhold a sacrament from someone with a disability?
22:01 | Is the Church doing enough to include those with disabilities?
23:22 | Are babies with Down syndrome the cutest babies?

Matthew Petrusek

About the author

Dr. Matthew Petrusek

Matthew R. Petrusek, PhD is the Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute and its Professor of Catholic Ethics. He has authored/edited several books, including Evangelization and Ideology: How to Understand and Respond to the Political Culture; Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity, The Search for a Meaningful Life; Ethics and Advocacy: Bridges and Boundaries; and Value and Vulnerability: An Interfaith Dialogue on Human DignityPetrusek lectures broadly in both English and Spanish on moral philosophy/theology, politics, social issues, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.