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The Enduring Wisdom of Cardinal Raymond Burke
By Judie Brown To many in the pro-life movement—and to Catholics in general—Cardinal Raymond Burke has long been a hero because of his clear teaching and his commitment to truth. If it were not for him and the encouragement of our spiritual advisor, Father James Buckley, FSSP, American Life League would never have begun the Canon 915 campaign. Recently Cardinal Burke reminded us: Can. 915 of the...
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 be examined which will impact all of our lives. It is critical to note that none of us is...
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 Commission August 7, 1998 INTRODUCTION As we approach the new millennium, scientific technology...
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 important issue of human cloning, and am grateful that you are so diligently addressing and pursuing...
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.