Then and Now: The Descent of Ethics
By Nancy Valko
I feel blessed to have grown up and become a nurse in the era of TV programs like Marcus Welby, MD; Ben Casey; and Medical Center.
IVF’s Tarnished Halo
By Michael Cook
After five million children, IVF is no longer controversial. Creating children in a Petri dish for infertile couples is regarded as so splendid a good deed that the scientist who created the technique, Robert Edwards, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2010.
Modern Day Eugenics
If you have not heard of eugenics or do not understand the word’s meaning, it is imperative that you learn. Throughout the world, individuals and organizations have adopted the attitudes and practices that some people are better than others and are working hard to push this belief on those easily swayed. They do not understand the sanctity of each and every life. They do not understand that every life is a gift. This is why education is important.
Barcoding Embryos
By Michael Cook
As a child in a small American town I used to visit a tobacco shop to buy my sweets.
Asexual Human Reproduction
It is imperative in today’s world to have a good understanding of science and the terms frequently used. Today’s commentary explains these terms and helps us understand why some of the old terminology is no longer appropriate.
Forty-One Years Later the Cruelty Rages
Forty-one years have passed since the Supreme Court took away the rights of an innocent class of people and allowed them to be killed at will. Forty-one years of suffering have ensued. In addition to the millions of babies murdered, countless families ;mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents, and other family members must live daily with the tragic loss of a child killed before he was born. But it is not too late to change minds and hearts to open them to a love for each and every human being. It is never too late to teach human beings how to love one another.
The Human Machine?
In modern times, skewing the image of the human being as a child of God, created in His image and likeness, is a process that started the day the first condom was sold in a vending machine early in the 1940s.
On Abortion, Johnny Cannot Get His Facts Straight
If it were not so disturbing, it would be a little bit humorous. Anyone who has had children knows the drill.
A Gut-Wrenching Failure
The Catholic Church is praised by the mainstream media whenever the political positions its leadership takes coincide with the policies of the Obama administration.
A Single Term Makes All the Difference
A couple of headlines recently caught my attention, both suggesting that Americans are fundamentally out of touch with basic facts.
Trading on Human Greed
Greed can be exhibited in many ways, including the ability of a human being to commit injustice against his neighbor.
Doctor Executioners
If we could count the ways that physicians have become the politicians of their chosen profession, perhaps we would better understand why human lives are like poker chips, popular votes or, even worse, trash.