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Remembering Jerome Lejeune
By Judie Brown Dr. Lejeune, a beloved friend and defender of the innocent, once said, “As no other information will enter later into the zygote, the fertilized egg, one is forced to admit that all the necessary and sufficient information to define that particular creature is found together at fertilization.” Dr. Lejeune was a remarkable human being who poured his life into working to discover...
Just Take a Pill for That
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.
NIH and human embryo research revisited: What is wrong with this picture?
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 I. Introduction The rapid advance of medical technology has left a plethora of profound ethical, social and political issues unresolved. No longer restricted to the...
Stem Cell Research and the Moral Status of Human Embryos
The first half of 1999 has seen a flurry of activity regarding research on human stem cells. In January, Harold Varmus, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that this type of research could receive federal funds. Varmus, however, promised...
Ethical sources of stem cells
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 “This is the dream of being able to get stem cells from adults,” University of Nebraska Medical Center professor Sam Cohen told the National Bioethics...
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Are Official Positions Based on Scientific Fraud?
Dianne N. Irving, M.A., Ph.D.Professor of PhilosophyDominican House of StudiesWashington, D.C. 20017 The fundamental bases for the official positions of NBAC and the White House involve the arguments that either: the immediate product of fertilization or cloning is...
Pushing Evildoers off the Cliff – of Taxpayer Funding
The sinister schemes of Planned Parenthood remind me of the possessed man in Mark 5:2. Christ encountered the troubled man and, at one point, the man said, “My name is Legion,” meaning multitude.