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Prosecute or Absolve?
By Judie Brown In Matthew 9:12-13 Jesus set the tone for His mercy, which is coveted by anyone who understands the meaning of offending God. When the Pharisees saw Christ dining with tax collectors and sinners and asked why He was doing so, Christ said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’” This...
In Vitro Fertilization, Biological Mammalian Cloning, The Current Status of the Human Genome Project, and Gene Therapy: Reflecti
Fr. Joseph Howard is Member of the Executive Board of Directors of Texas Right To LifeSt. John’s Hospital Ethics CommitteeDirector of The American Bioethics Advisory Commission August 7, 1998 INTRODUCTION As we approach the new millennium, scientific technology...
New IPS Stem Cell ‘Breakthrough’ Is Not a Pro-Life Victory!
News is breaking, once again, that scientists have “developed a technique that can quickly create safe alternatives to human embryonic stem cells,” and it’s being hailed as “a major advance toward developing a less controversial approach for treating a host of medical problems.”
The immediate product of human cloning is a human being: Claims to the contrary are scientifically wrong
Chairman Bilirakis and Members of the Sub-Committee on Health and Environment, I appreciate the invitation to testify before you today on the profound and critically important issue of human cloning, and am grateful that you are so diligently addressing and pursuing...
Options and the Right to Live
If you thought the debate over providing a patient food and water had ended with Pope John Paul II’s 2004 address to health care professionals, you are sadly mistaken.
New iPS Research Unethical – Used Aborted Fetal and Embryonic Stem Cells
Washington, D.C. (05 October 2010) – While the head of the Christian Medical Association (CMA) is touting new induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell research as “terrific news” and an ethical alternative to human embryonic stem cell research, American Life League...
Cloning: When word games kill
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 In March 1996, the news of the birth of a fatherless sheep affectionately named “Dolly” shocked the world. The possibility that human beings could be...