June 2006

The Veto Heard Round The World

-View video of entire statement by President Bush-Download CBC Press release (PDF)-See press release For the first time in his presidency George W. Bush has exercised his right to veto. H.R. 810 would pave the way for more federal funding dollars for human embryonic stem cell research. And this president has said, “Not on my [...]

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Going Going Gone–Sold to the highest bidder!

A few weeks ago panelists at the American Enterprise Institute urged that changes be made in the current organ donation system. Last week, the President’s Council on Bioethics began discussions on this same topic. At the heart of these conversations is the very real and urgent critical shortage of available organs for transplant patients. People [...]

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Going, going, gone — Sold to the Highest Bidder

A few weeks ago panelists at the American Enterprise Institute urged that changes be made in the current organ donation system. Last week, the President’s Council on Bioethics began discussions on this same topic. At the heart of these conversations is the very real and urgent critical shortage of available organs for transplant patients. People [...]

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Going, going, gone — Sold to the Highest Bidder

A few weeks ago panelists at the American Enterprise Institute urged that changes be made in the current organ donation system. Last week, the President’s Council on Bioethicsbegan discussions on this same topic. At the heart of these conversations is the very real and urgent critical shortage ofavailable organs for transplant patients. People are dying [...]

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The Internet Has Eyes

Here is the quote heard round the world in my circles, “Toine Manders, Dutch liberal MEP, says: “If you look at all the discussions surrounding biotechnology, I feel that we are clearly focusing too much on ethics.” MEP Manders then goes onto scare us by saying if the European Union doesn’t fund embryo stem cell [...]

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Pro Embryo Stem Cell Supporters Get a Word from the Lord

Carl Hall, science writer with the San Francisco Chronicle has a good piece out today. Hall writes, “Chris Bell, a Democrat running a longshot campaign for governor of Texas, asserted divine support for turning stem cell research into a major wedge issue across the country. “I believe God wants us to use science and technology [...]

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The Booming Better Baby Business

I’ve written before about the better baby business and the fact that people’s desire to take control over the characteristics of their future offspring is strong—and some of us argue that designing babies is becoming mainstreamed. Perhaps we may even see the day when parents who choose not to choose from a cafeteria style menu [...]

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