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‘In the Middle’ of the Killing
By Judie Brown It is a mystery that any thinking human being could be in support of killing preborn children and yet claim to be in the middle rather than all in. I have a sneaking suspicion the preborn babies might agree with me, but political types not so much. Consider Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace who said: “We’re going to lose huge if we continue down this path of...
Academic fraud and conceptual transfer in bioethics: Abortion, human embryo research and psychiatric research
DeSales School of TheologyWashington, D.C. Published in Joseph W. Koterski (ed.), Proceedings of the Conference: Life and Learning IV (New York: Fordham University Press, 1995, pp. 193-215 ” … there has emerged a phenomenon unknown to antiquity that...
The impact of “scientific misinformation” on other fields: Philosophy, theology, biomedical ethics, public policy
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant professor of philosophy and bioethicsDeSales School of TheologyWashington, D.C. “Scientific misinformation” or inaccuracies are problematic within the field of science itself. However, perhaps few scientists are...
Planned Parenthood in Lubbock, Texas Operating in Stealth Mode
Washington, D.C. (19 October 2010) – Supporters have alerted American Life League that Aaron Women’s Clinic, an abortion center in Lubbock, Texas, is being operated by Planned Parenthood.The center is the only abortion business in the Plains region and another...
Testimony before the Nebraska legislature regarding stem cell research recommendations
Fr. Howard is Director of the American Bioethics Advisory Commission The late 1970’s marked the beginning of a scientific revolution in biomedical technology which now makes it possible to answer the most profound questions concerning the beginning of human...
Mildred Fay Jefferson, M.D. (1926-2010) – Rest in Peace
Mildred Fay Jefferson, M.D., past board member of American Life League, past president of the National Right to Life Committee, The Right to Life Crusade and recipient of 28 honorary degrees, went quietly to meet the Lord late last week at the age of 84.
Research on stem cells
Origin of the term “stem cell” The phrase “stem cell” or “stem cells” actually came from histologists. It has been in the histology texts for a long, long time. But, they have been listed as “regenerative” or...