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>Kill humans, save animals

>Ian Wilmut, one of Dolly’s technological fathers, wants to save animals – and it wouldn’t hurt if he could save some money, too. Of course, that’s all in the future. Probably less remote than cures for his ALS patients, but still pretty far off. In the meantime, he wants our daughters’ oocytes (eggs).

Defining birth or the right to life

Today’s news about the Michigan law restricting abortion points out an aspect of the last 30 year’s debate on abortion: Under our Constitution, the State may define the moment of birth as this law does. But the State may not infringe on the principle that all humans who “are created equal, that they are endowed … Continue reading

Soundbites

Statements which sum up my arguments against human embryo destruction for research: I’m all for stem cell research, I just wouldn’t kill anyone for it. What part of embryo in embryonic stem cell research don’t you understand? These “spare” embryos are the brothers and sisters of babies in the arms of parents who wanted children … Continue reading

>Soundbites

>Statements which sum up my arguments against human embryo destruction for research: I’m all for stem cell research, I just wouldn’t kill anyone for it. What part of embryo in embryonic stem cell research don’t you understand? These “spare” embryos are the brothers and sisters of babies in the arms of parents who wanted children … Continue reading

Scientific American biased

The October, 2005 edition of Scientific American includes a biased, political editorial, “Fill This Prescription.” (subscription only) The summary: SA Perspectives: Fill This Prescription; October 2005; by Staff Editor; 1 page(s) No one’s health should be hostage to a caregiver’s opinion of his or her morality. In prisons, even hardened murderers are entitled to decent, … Continue reading

Scientific American biased

The October, 2005 edition of Scientific American includes a biased, political editorial, “Fill This Prescription.” (subscription only) The summary: SA Perspectives: Fill This Prescription; October 2005; by Staff Editor; 1 page(s) No one’s health should be hostage to a caregiver’s opinion of his or her morality. In prisons, even hardened murderers are entitled to decent, … Continue reading

Hospital heroes

Most of the stories in the press are of the sacrifice and compassion of doctors, nurses, and other staff members in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. This is what I would expect and what I believe happened. The stories apparently describing euthanasia are hopefully in fact distortions of those describing comfort care and the … Continue reading

>Hospital heroes

>Most of the stories in the press are of the sacrifice and compassion of doctors, nurses, and other staff members in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. This is what I would expect and what I believe happened. The stories apparently describing euthanasia are hopefully in fact distortions of those describing comfort care and the … Continue reading

Death to suffering

The Daily Mail reports that some doctors in Louisiana hospitals may have intentionally caused the deaths of their patients. Some of the comments appear to imply that the injections of morphine were intended to relieve pain and suffering when the ventilators and other machines no longer had electrical power. Other comments imply that the intention … Continue reading

>Death to suffering

>The Daily Mail reports that some doctors in Louisiana hospitals may have intentionally caused the deaths of their patients. Some of the comments appear to imply that the injections of morphine were intended to relieve pain and suffering when the ventilators and other machines no longer had electrical power. Other comments imply that the intention … Continue reading

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