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Home: Current Issues: Ethics - Medical: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Ethics - Medical: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Soulless Clones and Spineless Men - Fr. Tad PacholczykPeople are intrigued and repulsed by the idea of cloning humans. Email This Article Stem Cell Miracle? - Charles KrauthammerIt has just been demonstrated that stem cells with enormous potential can be harvested from amniotic fluid. This is a revolutionary finding. Email This Article Stem Cell Research - Fr. William SaundersRecently, there has been a lot of controversy over stem cell research. Even the late President Reagan’s son, Ron, gave a speech at the Democratic convention approving stem cell research. John Kerry recently has been giving speeches endorsing stem cell research. What do we, as Catholics, believe about this? Email This Article Stem cell research? Yes, but not embryonic kind - Lori Janeski"So, Lori, if someone came up with a cure for diabetes using embryonic stem cells, would you take it?" Email This Article Stem Cells without Embryos - Rev. Tadeusz PacholczykTwo years ago, a letter was released on the Ethics and Public Policy website that dealt with making embryonic stem cells without destroying human embryos. Email This Article Stem Cells Without Moral Corruption - Eric Cohen & Robert P. GeorgeCongress can give research a boost without supporting the misuse of human embryos. Email This Article The "Morning After" Pill - Dr. John J. B. Shea, M.D.On June 20, 2003, the New York State Legislature passed “Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims” legislation. This mandated hospitals to provide survivors of rape with the so-called ‘morning after pill’ and to counsel patients that these pills are contraceptives and do not cause abortion. Similar bills have been introduced in Massachusetts and Illinois. Email This Article The Baby Market - Kevin E. SchmiesingAmerica’s fertility clinics are now allowing parents to screen embryos according to sex, and more are opting for this practice. Kevin Schmiesing observes that the idea of children as “gift” is under increasing stress as alternative and sometimes conflicting notions of child as right, as burden, or as consumer item compete for dominance. Email This Article The Basics About Stem Cells - Maureen L. CondicRegrettably, much of the debate on stem cell research has taken place on emotional grounds, pitting the hope of curing heartrending medical conditions against the deeply held moral convictions of many Americans. Such arguments frequently ignore or mischaracterize the scientific facts. Email This Article The Betrayal of Hippocrates - Wesley J. Smith“Unbeknownst to most Americans, a small but influential group of philosophers and health care policy makers are working energetically to transform our nation’s medical practice and health care laws.” So goes the introduction of Wesley Smith’s book, “The Culture of Death — The assault on medical ethics in America.” WorldNetDaily staff writer and talk show host Geoff Metcalf recently interviewed Smith about his book and the growing bioethics movement. Email This Article Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 29-Jul-2008 - 17:59:51
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