June 2011

Duty to Die Gains Traction in UK

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The so-called “duty to die” has been quietly discussed in bioethics for more than a decade. Now, a major British Medical Association leader proposed an implicit duty to die by stating that terminally ill people may have to be denied life-extending treatments due to the [...]

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Kickstart Anonymous Father’s Day

Next month, (July 15th to be exact) we have the amazing opportunity to be in Chicago, speaking at a conference, where two people we need to interview for our new documentary film, Anonymous Father’s Day, will be. It makes total sense to hire a film crew to shoot these two interviews in Chicago—talk about budget [...]

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Kickstart Anonymous Father’s Day

Next month, (July 15th to be exact) we have the amazing opportunity to be in Chicago, speaking at a conference, where two people we need to interview for our new documentary film, Anonymous Father’s Day, will be. It makes total sense to hire a film crew to shoot these two interviews in Chicago—talk about budget [...]

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Killing and Harvesting Organs in Belgium

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I have written with growing alarm about the practice of — and PR campaign for — coupling euthanasia with organ harvesting in Belgium. I have a piece in the Weekly Standard attempting to raise the level of general awareness — since the story has received [...]

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Exposing Euthanasia through the Arts

By Matthew Eppinette, CBC New Media Manager A terrific piece from the always insightful Barbara Nicolosi, currently executive director of the Galileo Forum at Azusa Pacific University. Money quote: Our response to the mercy-killing machine must be more than an occasional op-ed piece; we need a shrewd and all-encompassing cultural strategy if we are going [...]

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IVF — Perils of Egg Donation: Here Come the Lawyers

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The Center for Bioethics and Culture’s award-winning documentary Eggsploitation has been making a very big splash because it explores the hitherto rarely discussed risks associated with egg donation. Now, a recent million dollar-plus verdict illustrates not only the potential perils of egg donation, but the [...]

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IPS Stem Cells Could Allow Human Organs to be Grown in Pigs

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Again, we see the importance of animal research, with the potential that the organ shortage could be largely solved by growing patient DNA-identical human organs in pigs for transplant. From the Telegraph story: Scientists have found they can create chimeric animals that have organs belonging [...]

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Stem Cell Fountain of Youth Story Intended to Boost CIRM Re-Up Drive?

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC As I have written here previously, the arrogantly managed and wildly expensive California Institute For Regenerative Medicine will be up for renewal in 2014. Its leaders want the suckers voters in California — already hopelessly behind the deficit 8-ball and drowning in bond debt — [...]

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Anonymous Father’s Day

By Jennifer Lahl, CBC President A landmark victory has just been won in Pratten v. British Columbia, a case that will undoubtedly set a significant legal precedent. On May 19, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled against the practice of anonymous sperm (and egg) donation, instead arguing in favor of donor-conceived children and their [...]

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Happy Anonymous Father’s Day

By Jennifer Lahl, CBC President A landmark victory has just been won in Pratten v. British Columbia, a case that will undoubtedly set a significant legal precedent. On May 19, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled against the practice of anonymous sperm (and egg) donation, instead arguing in favor of donor-conceived children and their [...]

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