This course offers students an introduction to the study of bioethics and health care ethics from the Catholic perspective. It begins with the question, “How do I make ethical decisions?” by introducing students to foundational topics in Catholic moral theology including the nature of the moral act, virtues, and the formation of conscience. It then explores the moral principles that govern the patient-professional relationship and introduces students to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, the guiding document for Catholic healthcare in the United States. The course then shifts focus to address ethical challenges concerning specific beginning-of-life issues. These issues include, but are not limited to, determining when human life begins and its implications for abortion, ectopic pregnancy, and prenatal genetic diagnosis. It then addresses ethical concerns related to contraception, sterilization, and assisted reproductive technologies. The course concludes by focusing on the ethics of scientific research on human stem cells as well as human cloning. Students who complete this course are enabled to formulate appropriate, Catholic-based ethical responses to beginning-of-life challenges that they will face in their personal lives and/or in their work in the healthcare field.