December 2010

Ten Years and Building

As 2010 comes to a close, I am so grateful for everyone who has given generously to enable our work over the past ten years. In April, I posted my top-ten memories of the CBC’s first 10 years, as well as a full report, Ten Years of Building a Human Future. Please take a few [...]

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Shall We Be Ruled by Principle or Emotional Narratives?

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The West is having an identity crisis. We are supposed to be societies based on principles, particularly, “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are [...]

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Ten Years and Building

As 2010 comes to a close, I am so grateful for everyone who has given generously to enable our work over the past ten years. In April, I posted my top-ten memories of the CBC’s first 10 years, as well as a full report, Ten Years of Building a Human Future. Please take a few [...]

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Planned Premature Birth Another Sign of Procreation as Manufacture

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Reproduction, we are now told, is a fundamental right. That sounds good. We don’t want government preventing people from having children. But under this theory, the right to reproduce has become more than just the right to have children. Women who don’t want their babies [...]

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This Just In — Eggsploitation in CAIFF

We’ve just received word that Eggsploitation has been accepted into the 13th Annual California Independent Film Festival (CAIFF). Stay tuned, more details coming soon.

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What People Are Saying About The CBC

Below are a few of the endorsements we have been privileged to receive. Please consider making an end-of-year gift to assist our work. “The CBC is the most constructive and effective organization in the arena of bioethics. Support of their work is a contribution to the future of our civilization.” — William Hurlbut, M.D. Neuroscience Institute [...]

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What People Are Saying About The CBC

Below are a few of the endorsements we have been privileged to receive. Please consider making an end-of-year gift to assist our work. “The CBC is the most constructive and effective organization in the arena of bioethics. Support of their work is a contribution to the future of our civilization.” — William Hurlbut, M.D.Neuroscience Institute Stanford [...]

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Update on Compassion and Choices Role in Oregon Assisted Suicide Official Statistics

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC As promised, I checked into the testimony given in Scotland that claimed C & C created Oregon’s annual statistics. The state has responded and denied it is true. From the e-mail I received: The Act requires the Oregon Department of Human Services (currently named the [...]

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Why The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Should Be Defunded

The following piece, by CBC Special Consultant Wesley J. Smith, appeared in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. It is just one example of the many ways in which your gifts enable the CBC to engage bioethics issues around the country. Why The California Institute for RegenerativeMedicine Should Be Defunded By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant [...]

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Merry Christmas

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