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AMA:Abortion, yes! Euthanasia: umm. Death Penalty: No!

The American Medical Association is reaping some of what the membership has sown in the case of assistance by anesthesia prior to placing an IV to affect the execution of a man on California’s death row for the rape and murder of a 17 year old girl, Terri Winchell, in 1981.

>Zimbabwe: truth of ABC vs. HIV

>According to GlobalEnvision.com and the UNAIDS, Zimbabwe has used ABC (“Abstinence, Be Faithful, and Condoms”) as well as “W” for “empowering women” (to demand ABC?) to lower their national HIV/AIDS rates from 25% to 20%. 1 in 5 is still a devastating number, but it’s not 1 in 4. Early analysis suggests that behavioral changes, … Continue reading

Zimbabwe: truth of ABC vs. HIV

According to GlobalEnvision.com and the UNAIDS, Zimbabwe has used ABC (“Abstinence, Be Faithful, and Condoms”) as well as “W” for “empowering women” (to demand ABC?) to lower their national HIV/AIDS rates from 25% to 20%. 1 in 5 is still a devastating number, but it’s not 1 in 4. Early analysis suggests that behavioral changes, … Continue reading

>I can’t believe I missed this Conference

>An Adult Stem Cell, Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Conference in Honolulu this weekend. Well, maybe next year.

I can't believe I missed this Conference

An Adult Stem Cell, Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Conference in Honolulu this weekend. Well, maybe next year.

>Once more women are not protected by the courts

>The story of the Dayton, Ohio late term abortion facility of Martin Haskell continues. The US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals gave a sort of mixed ruling (this is a pdf file) on Friday in the case. The Court found that the Permanent Restraining Order against the Ohio Department of Health in their capacity to … Continue reading

Once more women are not protected by the courts

The story of the Dayton, Ohio late term abortion facility of Martin Haskell continues. The US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals gave a sort of mixed ruling (this is a pdf file) on Friday in the case. The Court found that the Permanent Restraining Order against the Ohio Department of Health in their capacity to … Continue reading

>Speaking of Stem Cell Research Oversite

>The National Academy of Sciences has announced their intention to create a privately funded oversite committee to regulate human embryonic stem cell research. The good news is that no researchers currently utilizing human embryonic stem cells (hESC) will be included in the committee. The bad news is that the privately funded oversite will give legitimacy … Continue reading

Speaking of Stem Cell Research Oversite

The National Academy of Sciences has announced their intention to create a privately funded oversite committee to regulate human embryonic stem cell research. The good news is that no researchers currently utilizing human embryonic stem cells (hESC) will be included in the committee. The bad news is that the privately funded oversite will give legitimacy … Continue reading

>Triage or palliative care vs. euthanasia in New Orleans

>I may be too certain of the integrity of my fellow doctors, but I don’t believe the headlines on blog.bioethics.net or the insinuations on NPR. I believe that there is a legitimate, ethical explanation as to what happened on the 7th floor of the New Orleans Memorial Medical Center. If the generators were off, the … Continue reading

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