July 2005

Bill Frist July 29th Statement on embryonic stem cell research

July 29th, 2005 – Since 2001 when stem cell research first captured our nation’s attention, I’ve said many times the issue will have to be reviewed on an ongoing basis — and not just because the science holds tremendous promise, or because it’s developing with breathtaking speed. Indeed, stem cell research presents the first major [...]

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How we Lost “Bioethics” and How We Can Win it Back

(from tothesource.com) Remember the anguished hand-wringing in the 50s over Who lost China? Well, the biggest question facing Americans today is: Who lost bioethics? Because lost it we have. “Bioethics,” a made-up word from the early 70s, covers everything from abortion to euthanasia to stem cells and cloning. It’s the debate about medicine and ethics [...]

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On Sabbatical

I am on a writing sabbatical through the first week of August. Stay tuned for more from the human future. In the meantime, get your human future fix at my website.

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Who benefits?

I am just back from Chicago where I met a delightful man who is a medical ethicist from Capetown South Africa. We enjoyed a long conversation about the ethical issues facing those in Africa as it relates to science, technology, medicine and human welfare. I was reminded again of the luxory of hype we here [...]

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A voice of reason crying from the wilderness

I am a huge Leon Kass fan. He is a gentle, humble, kind and wise man. Knowing the he is a man of influence and significance is good for our human future. I sleep better knowing people like Dr. Kass are in this great debate of what it means to be human. Here is his [...]

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Senate to debate embryonic stem cell research

Many credible scientists have been working hard to develop ethical ways to advance embryonic stem cell research. Oocyte assisted reprogramming and altered nuclear transfer are two ways to get embryonic stem cells without ever creating an embryo, thereby getting around the moral issue of creating a human embryo for destruction. Senator Arlen Specter, who himself [...]

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Egg donation moral equivalent of jury duty?

When I read this one I thought has Robert Klein lost his mind! Edi Lau, science writer with the Sacramento Bee had a piece last week, discussing the issue of offering financial compensation to women donating their eggs for science research. Klein, arguing against women being financially compensated, said he hoped employers would support their [...]

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Pro-Human Siegfried and Roy

Roy Horn of the famous Siegfried and Roy duo is headed off the Germany for some therapy to regain mobility lost since he suffered the attack by a lion in October 2003. Good news is, the therapy will be using his own adult stem cells. Since his own stem cells will be used there will [...]

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There are other ways

Many people are concerned about the destructive use of embryos for scientific research. Feminists, pro-life religious folks, and environmentalists to name just a few. The wonderful news, which you rarely hear about in the mainstream press (whatever that is!), just won’t tell you there are many other ways to do this important and promising research [...]

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California was sold and bought a bill of goods

The joke is on all those who voted in favor of proposition 71 last November in the golden state of California. Proposition 71, funded to the tune of $3billion ($6billion with interest!), stem cell research. Playing off of the hopes and fears of people, we were told that cures were just around the corner, help [...]

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