Paul J. Wojda, Ph.D.
Magisterial Documents
The single best source in English for the magisterial sources of Catholic teaching in the area of biomedical ethics is Kevin O'Rourke, O.P., and Philip Boyle, Medical Ethics: Sources of Catholic Teaching, 4th Ed. Georgetown University Press, 2011.
NOTE: All of these documents require interpretation, with special attention paid to the distinct level of authority and the context in which each was first published. See James T. Bretzke, S.J.'s brief summary of rules for interepreting Catholic magisterial documents here.
Conciliar Documents
Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (1965)
Papal Encyclicals
Paul VI, Populorum Progressio (1967)
Paul VI, Humanae Vitae (1968)
John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (1995)
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)
Letter to the Bishop of Cleveland regarding
the questions proposed on the cremation of foetuses
and members of the human body (1967)
Declaration on Procured Abortion (1974)
Responses to Questions Concerning Sterilization
in Catholic Hospitals (1975)
Declaration on Euthanasia (1980)
Donum Vitae (1987)
The moral norm of Humanae Vitae and Pastoral Duty (1989)
Responses to Questions Posed Regarding Uterine Isolation
and other matters (1993)
Instruction on Prayers for Healing (2000)
Responses to Certain Questions of the USCCB Concerning
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration (2007)
Dignitas Personae (2008)
Clarification on Procured Abortion (2009)
Papal Addresses
Pope Pius XII (1939-1958)
delivered a large number of addresses on topics related to medicine and medical ethics. These were delivered primarily to various professional groups (e.g., associations of anaesthesiologists, Italian midwives, etc.). Most of these have been assembled in a large Italian-language volume: Pio XII, Discorsi ai Medici, Roma: Orrizonte Medico, 1960.
John Paul II, TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
ON "LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENTS AND VEGETATIVE STATE:
SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS" (2004)
Other Documents of the Roman Curia
Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers
Charter for Health Care Workers (1995)
Multiple Documents (click on link)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Clicking on any of the links below will take you to the USCCB website with multiple documents related to that issue. In many cases there will also be links to Papal documents and documents of the Roman Curia.