Index

Mission: Objectives of the ABAC...includes listing of members.

Scope of work
What is bioethics? A text by Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.

Eugenics: The pseudo-scientific quest for the "perfect race."

Definitions

Introduction to eugenics

Margaret Sanger's eugenic legacy

The Pivot of Civilization: Sanger's entire book

Woman and the New Race: Sanger's entire book

Planned Parenthood's eugenic foundations

Biomedical Research: Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D., on experiments involving the "decisionally incapacitated"

Africa 2000: The racist undercurrents of eugenics

Cloning and related embryonic manipulation

When word games kill: Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D., looks at the semantics of the cloning debate.

National Bioethics Advisory Commmission: Why there is an American Bioethics Advisory Commission

Rich teachings: A legacy of bioethics history

Definition: Debate over cloning is clouded by conflicting terminology

ABAC Report: ABAC response to the NBAC cloning report

Confusion: The main impact of the NBAC report

Clinton administration opposes cloning ban

NBAC: Link to government panel's web site

Geneticist Jerome Lejeune's observations about cloning.

Donum Vitae is the Catholic Church's response to cloning and similar abuses of human sexuality.

Lutheran theologian Gilbert Meilaender on cloning

Outlaw cloning: Leon Kass on resisting despair and asserting human control of the "technological imperative"

Euthanasia (though we believe the term "imposed death" is more accurate)

Review of Richard Coleson's "The Glucksberg & Quill Amicus Curiae Briefs: Verbatim Arguments Opposing Assisted Suicide," by Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr., M.Div.

Genetics

In Vitro Fertilization, Biological Mammalian Cloning, the Current Status of the Human Genome Project, and Gene Therapy: Reflections of the Pontifical Academy of Science, by Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr., M.Div.

A Response to the European Convention on Biomedicine and Human Rights Treaty on Bioethics, by Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr., M.Div.

Personhood and related "reproductive technology" items

When does life begin? by Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D. The answer seems simple enough...

Ensoulment: Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr., M.Div, looks at the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis: Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr., M.Div., This is a form of eugenics.

The NIH and human embryo research: Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D., looks at the work of the National Institutes of Health.

Human embryo stem cell research: Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D. Are official positions based on scientific fraud?

Stem Cell Research and the Moral Status of Human Embryos: Dónal P. O'Mathúna, Ph.D. examines the question, "is the human embryo a human person?"

Ethical sources of stem cells : Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D. Citations from published studies.

Recycling Babies: Judie Brown. The practice of fetal tissue research.

The moral management of ectopic pregnanices: By Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr., M.Div.

Ethical issues in the disposition of frozen embryos by divorcing couples: By Eugene F. Diamond, M.D.

Testimony before the Nebraska legislature regarding stem cell research recommendations: By Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr., M.Div.

Academic fraud and conceptual transfer in bioethics: By Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.

The impact of "scientific misinformation" on other fields: By Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.

News: Current news releases and updates.

Links to other pro-life websites