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Excellent Book Review
The Brave Lass, a freelance writer in Colorado, gives a close reading to Ellen Painter Dollar’s new book, No Easy Choice: A Story of Disability, Parenthood, and Faith in an Age of Advanced Reproduction, and finds it wanting. From the … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Book, reproductive tech
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“Santorum More Right Than Wrong About Dutch Euthanasia”
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Sigh. I like it when prominent politicians criticize euthanasia. But I wish they would be more careful with their words because when they get the details wrong, it can do … Continue reading
Home, Home In the Lab!
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Scientists claim that the first hamburger made from stem cells may soon be available for consumption. From the Telegraph story: By generating strips of meat from stem cells researchers believe … Continue reading
Biological Colonialism: Dutch Controversy Over Anything Goes IVF
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC IVF was promised as a generally minor matter that would be available for married couples, otherwise unable, to have biological children. Of course, that relatively conservative agenda held for about … Continue reading
You are Invited
The Board of Directors of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network extend a personal invitation to you for the upcoming Paul Ramsey Award Dinner Friday, March 23, 2012 Reception will begin at 6:00 pmDinner will begin at 6:30 pm … Continue reading
Word Engineering in the UK to Push “Presumed Consent” Organ Harvesting System Into Law
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The UK rations health care. In the UK, people who want life-sustaining or extending treatment can be refused under rationing guidelines or physician refusal. This is the system into which … Continue reading
Unexpected Reactions to Eggsploitation
Jennifer is doing some writing at a new blog called New Feminism. Her most recent post is on an unexpected reaction that she’s seen at several Eggsploitation showings — fainting. Check out “Pass the Smelling Salts, Please”
Legal Euthanasia Leads to Pro Suicide
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC Once, we looked to those who saved suicidal people from dying as the humane and compassionate heroes. After all, they valued the lives of everyone, even those unable to value … Continue reading
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Tagged assisted suicide, end of life, euthanasia, Suicide
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Right to Induce Early Birth So Dying Father Can See Baby?
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I saw a story this morning that created a conflict between my heart and my head. An imminently dying man and his pregnant wife wanted him to be able to … Continue reading
“The Killing-for-Organs Pushers”
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I have a piece in the Daily Caller describing another in a long series of articles in professional journals arguing that it should be acceptable to kill for organs. From … Continue reading
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Tagged end of life, euthanasia, Organ Transplantation
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