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Arbitrary? Unilateral?

Take a look at this conversation, at “The Cheerful Oncologist”. I have often wished that my patients’ bodies had read the books and articles that I have. In anthropomorphic fits, I am certain that if their bodies knew better, I wouldn’t even have a job. At the very least, I wish that decision-makers – both … Continue reading

>Make any cell into a stem cell

>At last, a scientist confirms what I’ve believed for quite some time: the future of stem cell therapy will involve using the patient’s own cells. MonstersandCritics.com, a website that often deals in cutting edge bioethics and scientific and medical research, gives an early report on an upcoming article covering the work of Stephen Davies, a … Continue reading

Make any cell into a stem cell

At last, a scientist confirms what I’ve believed for quite some time: the future of stem cell therapy will involve using the patient’s own cells. MonstersandCritics.com, a website that often deals in cutting edge bioethics and scientific and medical research, gives an early report on an upcoming article covering the work of Stephen Davies, a … Continue reading

>What are human embryos?

>Once again, a poster, SR, confronts us with the question of the nature of human embryos. Because they don’t look right. Because they can’t do enough. There’s no question that the embryos involved are human embryos. They were created purposefully and intentionally. Human gametes were used, without question. If human cloning is ever successful, then … Continue reading

What are human embryos?

Once again, a poster, SR, confronts us with the question of the nature of human embryos. Because they don’t look right. Because they can’t do enough. There’s no question that the embryos involved are human embryos. They were created purposefully and intentionally. Human gametes were used, without question. If human cloning is ever successful, then … Continue reading

>More on Texas Advance Directive Law

>I’m sure that I’m not the only one who has spent some quiet time thinking about Mrs. Clark and her family. And, I hope that those of us of faith have been praying. I keep reading that the ethics committee has the “final say” on whether or not the life saving treatment can be stopped. … Continue reading

More on Texas Advance Directive Law

I’m sure that I’m not the only one who has spent some quiet time thinking about Mrs. Clark and her family. And, I hope that those of us of faith have been praying. I keep reading that the ethics committee has the “final say” on whether or not the life saving treatment can be stopped. … Continue reading

>Hard decisions at end of life

>There’s a woman named Andrea Clark whose family is fighting the decision by her doctor to stop life saving care at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. The story has been reported on World Net Daily and several blogs, including this one at the Houston Chronicle. (Warning, there are links to the Democratic Underground threads … Continue reading

Hard decisions at end of life

There’s a woman named Andrea Clark whose family is fighting the decision by her doctor to stop life saving care at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. The story has been reported on World Net Daily and several blogs, including this one at the Houston Chronicle. (Warning, there are links to the Democratic Underground threads … Continue reading

>They just don’t get it

>A few new examples that some people just don’t understand the meaning of “pro-life”: Yesterday, my State Representative refused to introduce me on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives because I was an “instrumental” “idealogue” for giving presentations about her support of a clone-and-kill bill for her opponent during the primary campaign. Then … Continue reading

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