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- It's almost as if the UK is borrowing a page from the US IVF industry: "The commercially driven industry uses... http://t.co/QS0nH2bG 09:22:07 PM May 14, 2012
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
NHS Meltdown: Massive Cuts Loom as UK May Give Free IVF for Menopausal Women
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Good grief. The Telegraph is warning of terrible slashing cuts in the NHS budget. From the story: The NHS is suffering potentially devastating cuts to jobs and patient services as … Continue reading
Tasmania To Try and Legalize Euthanasia: Guess I’ll Have to Go
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The Australian state of Tasmania is expected to have a bill introduced to legalize euthanasia. From the story: The Tasmanian Government is hoping its voluntary euthanasia legislation will be ready … Continue reading
Wrong IVF Embryos Implanted Leads to End of Once Wanted Life
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC This just makes my head explode. A woman was implanted with the wrong embryos, and rather than honor another woman’s children and let them live, immediately terminated the pregnancy process. … Continue reading
Lawsuit Proceeds to Stop Federal Funding of ESCR
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I had heard that a case against funding was contemplated against the NIH’s new embryonic stem cell funding rules, but wasn’t aware that it had actually been filed. It had, … Continue reading
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Reducing OHSS
By Jennifer Lahl, CBC National Director I don’t have access to this article but I do find this curious given how much we wish to ignore the health risks posed to young otherwise healthy women who we want to “donate” … Continue reading
No Appeal on CT Court Refusal to Redefine Assisted Suicide
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Compassion and Choices has decided not to appeal their ridiculous lawsuit that sought to legalize assisted suicide by redefining it as “aid in dying.” From the story: In a statement … Continue reading
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Media Incompetence: No, German Court Did Not Legalize Assisted Suicide!
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The media are generally terrible about using proper terms to describe controversial issues. Example, when Michael Vick abused the dogs, it was labeled an animal rights case, when animal rights … Continue reading
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Assisted Suicide Clinic Entrepreneur License to Practice Medicine Suspended
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Awww. Dr, Stuart–Big Heart–Weisberg, who wants to open up an assisted suicide clinic in which one can off themselves to the strains of beautiful music with Weisberg and his therapy … Continue reading
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Sense of Entitlement: “Beautiful” Sperm and Eggs for Sale
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC This bit of Entiltement News is not a new phenomenon, but illustrates the eugenics core that lies at the heart of facilitated reproduction. A sperm/egg bank has opened offering gametes … Continue reading
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Oregon Psychiatrist Goes Into The Death With Dignity Business–Charges $1200 to Attend Death
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Absolutely disgusting. I wrote yesterday about a Portland psychiatrist named Stuart Weisberg, Ph.D., LLC (limited liability corporation), who plans to set up an assisted suicide clinic called euphemistically Dignity House. … Continue reading
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