Congressional Black Caucus Upset By Pro-Life Black Americans
Bioethics News
Catholic Church Not Unsympathetic to Infertile Couples
Washington, DC | 3/1/12 3:58 PM
The Catholic Church is often portrayed as unsympathetic to infertile couples. Because the Church finds IVF wrong, others mistakenly believe that the Church has no compassion for the pain and heartbreak of infertility.
New Prenatal Test Has Same Concerns About Prompting Abortion
Washington, DC | 2/28/12 11:33 AM
The new non-invasive prenatal test is back in the news. Unlike amniocentesis, or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) each with a risk of miscarriage, this new method finds fragments of the fetal DNA in the mother’s blood. And it can be performed as early as 10 weeks.
Parents Sue: Sperm Bank Sperm Resulted in Cystic Fibrosis
| 2/23/12 11:22 AM
Missouri’s MOSIRA Funding Embryonic Research is Unconstitutional
| 2/22/12 2:18 PM
A Judge Daniel Green in the Cole County Circuit Court ruled Monday evening that the MOSIRA (Missouri Science Innovation and Reinvestment Act) that allows for embryonic stem cell research and human cloning funding is unconstitutional.
Valentine’s Day: Fixing Broken Hearts With Adult Stem Cells
Washington, DC | 2/14/12 2:46 PM
On the feast of St. Valentine, a story about broken hearts is in order. These broken hearts are not the result of unrequited love but instead due to heart disease.
Komen: Embryonic Research “Not Shown Promise” for Breast Cancer
Washington, DC | 2/7/12 7:47 PM
Lost in the debate over its funding of the Planned Parenthood abortion business, Komen for the Cure quietly changed its position on funding agencies that are engaged in embryonic stem cell research.
Scientists Manipulating Unborn Babies to Have Three Parents
Washington, DC | 2/7/12 10:54 AM
The 3-genetic parent embryo is back in the news. This time it is Australia that wants to attempt to genetically engineer a human embryo to have 3 genetic parents.
Newt Gingrich Understands Why Transhumanism a Pro-Life Issue
Washington, DC | 1/31/12 1:47 PM
Many people who read my work elsewhere think transhumanism movement is not an important pro-life issue. It is so abstract an idea to them that they regularly wonder why I bother writing about it.
Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Haven’t Cured Any Patients Yet
Washington, DC | 1/24/12 6:47 PM
Yesterday it was reported that a human embryonic stem cell derived treatment has improved the vision in two women.
First Report on Embryonic Stem Cells in Patients: Results TBD
Washington, DC | 1/24/12 2:21 PM
Turning a blind eye toward both good science and good ethics, the embryonic stem cell and cloning company, Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), has published a very preliminary online report regarding their first two patients injected with embryonic stem cell derivatives.
