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>"Letting go" vs. protecting embryonic human life

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ August 5, 2006 ⋅ 2 Comments

>A reader asks, If it is reasonable to stop life-prolonging treatment for fully alert, self-aware (but dying) adults, why would it possibly not be reasonable to perform research on a ball of a hundred or so cells with virtually no physical organizaion or life processes beyond mere cellular metabolism, let alone consciousness, self-awareness, and personhood, … Continue reading →

"Letting go" vs. protecting embryonic human life

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ August 5, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

A reader asks, If it is reasonable to stop life-prolonging treatment for fully alert, self-aware (but dying) adults, why would it possibly not be reasonable to perform research on a ball of a hundred or so cells with virtually no physical organizaion or life processes beyond mere cellular metabolism, let alone consciousness, self-awareness, and personhood, … Continue reading →

(Jamaica) Teens opt for abortion over emergency pill

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ August 5, 2006 ⋅ 1 Comment

The other side of the Emergency Contraception (EC) story. In Jamaica, the protocol sold under the name of “Postinor 2” is available Over the Counter (OTC). There is concern that the OTC EC is being over used in this country with a high HIV/AIDs infection rate. And then, we find out that the girls in … Continue reading →

Plan B doesn’t change much

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ August 5, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

If a medication doesn’t offer a significant improvement in health risks, why risk the complications of changing laws, much less side effects of medication? Plan B is supposed to decrease pregnancies due to unprotected intercourse. Easy access to Plan B is supposed to work better to decrease pregnancy. But, it doesn’t work that way. You … Continue reading →