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Moral Dysphoria
By Judie Brown Dysphoria is defined as “a state of feeling very unhappy, uneasy, or dissatisfied.” The current state of the nation suggests that in matters of morality, the citizens of the United States are suffering from a debilitating state of moral dysphoria. Americans are living with a president—allegedly Catholic—who is working to make contraception more widely available and abortion...
Just Take a Pill for That
It has always been my contention that nobody should take medicine without first reading all of the information and understanding that there is a possibility of unpleasant, or even dangerous, side effects.
NIH and human embryo research revisited: What is wrong with this picture?
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 I. Introduction The rapid advance of medical technology has left a plethora of profound ethical, social and political issues unresolved. No longer restricted to the...
Stem Cell Research and the Moral Status of Human Embryos
The first half of 1999 has seen a flurry of activity regarding research on human stem cells. In January, Harold Varmus, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that this type of research could receive federal funds. Varmus, however, promised...
Ethical sources of stem cells
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 “This is the dream of being able to get stem cells from adults,” University of Nebraska Medical Center professor Sam Cohen told the National Bioethics...
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Are Official Positions Based on Scientific Fraud?
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 The fundamental bases for the official positions of NBAC and the White House involve the arguments that either: the immediate product of fertilization or cloning is...
Pushing Evildoers off the Cliff – of Taxpayer Funding
The sinister schemes of Planned Parenthood remind me of the possessed man in Mark 5:2. Christ encountered the troubled man and, at one point, the man said, “My name is Legion,” meaning multitude.