HISTORY The use of fetal tissue for the purposes of biomedical research dates back to the late 1920’s. As Mary Carrington Coutts explains, “As early… Read More »Recycling Babies: The Practice of Fetal Tissue Research
Dr. Eugene is a member, American Bioethics Advisory Commission When the “right to privacy” was discovered in the “shadows” of the Constitution’s meaning (Griswold v.… Read More »Ethical issues in the disposition of frozen embryos by divorcing couples
DeSales School of TheologyWashington, D.C. Published in Joseph W. Koterski (ed.), Proceedings of the Conference: Life and Learning IV (New York: Fordham University Press, 1995,… Read More »Academic fraud and conceptual transfer in bioethics: Abortion, human embryo research and psychiatric research
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant professor of philosophy and bioethicsDeSales School of TheologyWashington, D.C. “Scientific misinformation” or inaccuracies are problematic within the field of science… Read More »The impact of “scientific misinformation” on other fields: Philosophy, theology, biomedical ethics, public policy
Washington, D.C. (19 October 2010) – Supporters have alerted American Life League that Aaron Women’s Clinic, an abortion center in Lubbock, Texas, is being operated by… Read More »Planned Parenthood in Lubbock, Texas Operating in Stealth Mode
Fr. Howard is Director of the American Bioethics Advisory Commission The late 1970’s marked the beginning of a scientific revolution in biomedical technology which now… Read More »Testimony before the Nebraska legislature regarding stem cell research recommendations
Mildred Fay Jefferson, M.D., past board member of American Life League, past president of the National Right to Life Committee, The Right to Life Crusade and recipient of 28 honorary degrees, went quietly to meet the Lord late last week at the age of 84.
Origin of the term “stem cell” The phrase “stem cell” or “stem cells” actually came from histologists. It has been in the histology texts for… Read More »Research on stem cells
Washington, D.C. (18 October 2010) – Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the following statement on the death of Dr. Mildred Jefferson: “Today we mourn… Read More »Mildred Fay Jefferson, M.D. (1926-2010) … Rest in Peace
Robert Fastiggi isAssociate Professor of Systematic TheologySacred Heart Major Seminary2701 Chicago Blvd.Detroit, MI 48206 On August 9, 2001, President Bush announced that he would provide… Read More »Human embryonic stem cell research: A Catholic response to President Bush’s decision
The public has not had an equitable distribution of the arguments against using human embryonic cells for stem cell research, whether the stem cells would… Read More »Cloning, stem cell research and some historic parallels
It has always been my contention that nobody should take medicine without first reading all of the information and understanding that there is a possibility of unpleasant, or even dangerous, side effects.