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Skeptical view on Expelled, the Movie
Michael Shermer, the Skeptic, has seen the movie, Expelled, in advance of its release Friday, April 18th, and posted a review on his blog at Scientific American. Shermer is a spin doctor who, while purporting to follow reason, is actually better understood by the title he often sports, “skeptic.” His near-“single-issue” is atheism vs. religion, … Continue reading
Nature nurtures debate on namesake
Josh Carter, over at the Bioethics.com blog, comments on the editorial in the April 10th issue of Nature, (subscription only. Joe quoted some but let me know if you need the full text) which uses news of a transgendered (but not transexual) pregnant and bearded woman to ask the age-old question, what is “natural” and … Continue reading
What I've been doing instead of blogging
For those of you who might have noticed that LifeEthics took a bit of a slow down over the last couple of months – I have to admit that there’s only so much time in the day. And so much adrenaline in my body. For one thing, we’ve been involved in the Republican Primary. Our … Continue reading
>What I’ve been doing instead of blogging
>For those of you who might have noticed that LifeEthics took a bit of a slow down over the last couple of months – I have to admit that there’s only so much time in the day. And so much adrenaline in my body. For one thing, we’ve been involved in the Republican Primary. Our … Continue reading
Gynecology and Obstetrics Policy makers respond to doctors on conscience
It appears that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and ABOG (the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologistsmay be about to abort their efforts to change laws concerning conscientious refusal in Washington. It remains to be seen whether they will deliver on their promise to support — without limits – the Conscientious Refusal to … Continue reading
Dr. Nurse? Why not just Doctor?
Get ready for Dr. Nurse, who will call himself/herself “Doctor,” but who, after 4 year bachelor’s degree in nursing, has gone to the Doctor of Nursing school for two years with a one year internship — that’s compared to the 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, followed by at least 3 years … Continue reading
Designated Donations (Saving black girls from punishment)
There’s no way to avoid the politics if I’m going to comment on these two stories. First, here’s a link to the audio recordings of Planned Parenthood employees, agree will be earmarked to decrease the number of “African Americans” or a “black baby.” The employees include the Vice President of Development of the New Mexico … Continue reading
Human-DNA-in-cow-egg embryo created in UK
Scientists in the UK report that they have created an embryo using the transfer of human nuclear DNA from an embryonic human cell into the oocyte of a cow that has had the nucleus removed. These embryos are the “hybrids” or “cybrids” that we’ve been discussing for the last few years. From the Guardian: Apparently … Continue reading
"Expelled" Producers make silly, ironic mistake
The producers of the movie “Expelled” owe PZ Meyersa lifetime pass to the movie. And they really need to attend and pass a logic class. Dr. Myers, a scientist who researches cephalopods, and one of the men interviewed for the movie, was escorted by security from a free event that included a preview of the … Continue reading
>UK Psychiatrists urge informed consent for abortion
>The United Kingdom’s Royal College of Psychiatrists have released a statement on the correlation of mental health status and subsequent mental illness after elective, intentional abortion. London’s Times and Daily Mail are cover the story. While acknowledging that women can experience mental illness after normal full term birth, the doctors rightly note that if a … Continue reading
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