Practicality, Pragmatism, and Polls
As the great-great-granddaughter of former slaves, I am ETERNALLY grateful that Abraham Lincoln DID risk the Union, fought the Civil War, and abolished slavery.
Hardness of Heart v. Undeniable Truth
The pressing need to convince a broken world that human persons have a right to be respected from the beginning of their existence grows more serious with the passing of each day.
New ALL Report: Colorado Personhood Amendment Only Pro-Life Ballot Measure
Washington, D.C. (08 June 2010) – American Life League’s newest ALL Report highlights the country’s only pro-life ballot measure to be voted on this November: Colorado’s Amendment 62.… Read More »New ALL Report: Colorado Personhood Amendment Only Pro-Life Ballot Measure
When Abortion Is an Act of Kindness!
Sometimes it seems that the world is going mad. One recent example that drives that point home is a tiny excerpt from a televised interview with British advice columnist Virginia Ironside.
A response to the European Convention on Biomedicine and Human Rights treaty on bioethics
Fr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr. isDirector of the American Bioethics Advisory Commission As the Human Genome Project reaches completion, there are serious ethical questions to… Read More »A response to the European Convention on Biomedicine and Human Rights treaty on bioethics
In Vitro Fertilization, Biological Mammalian Cloning, The Current Status of the Human Genome Project, and Gene Therapy: Reflecti
Fr. Joseph Howard is Member of the Executive Board of Directors of Texas Right To LifeSt. John’s Hospital Ethics CommitteeDirector of The American Bioethics Advisory… Read More »In Vitro Fertilization, Biological Mammalian Cloning, The Current Status of the Human Genome Project, and Gene Therapy: Reflecti
New IPS Stem Cell ‘Breakthrough’ Is Not a Pro-Life Victory!
News is breaking, once again, that scientists have “developed a technique that can quickly create safe alternatives to human embryonic stem cells,” and it’s being hailed as “a major advance toward developing a less controversial approach for treating a host of medical problems.”
The immediate product of human cloning is a human being: Claims to the contrary are scientifically wrong
Chairman Bilirakis and Members of the Sub-Committee on Health and Environment, I appreciate the invitation to testify before you today on the profound and critically… Read More »The immediate product of human cloning is a human being: Claims to the contrary are scientifically wrong
Options and the Right to Live
If you thought the debate over providing a patient food and water had ended with Pope John Paul II’s 2004 address to health care professionals, you are sadly mistaken.
New iPS Research Unethical – Used Aborted Fetal and Embryonic Stem Cells
Washington, D.C. (05 October 2010) – While the head of the Christian Medical Association (CMA) is touting new induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell research as “terrific… Read More »New iPS Research Unethical – Used Aborted Fetal and Embryonic Stem Cells
Cloning: When word games kill
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 In March 1996, the news of the birth of a fatherless sheep affectionately… Read More »Cloning: When word games kill
Obama’s Clever Use of Catholics
President Obama has been romancing Catholics once again, and is apparently doing so with impunity, even though he insists that, as a Christian, he can favor the killing of the innocent.