In May, the Florida Senate's Health and rehabilitative Services Committee defeated Senate Bill 447 which sought to provide that a physician, before performing an abortion, "shall inform the woman...that an anesthetic or analgesic is available to abolish or alleviate organic pain caused to the fetus by the procedure." The bill had been introduced in response to recent discoveries in the rapidly growing [...]
Professor Sir William Liley , who gained international recognition for his pioneering Work into pre-natal blood transfusions, died suddenly at his Epsom home June 15 ,1983. he was 54. Sir William, who was knighted in 1973, made medical history in 1963 when he became the first doctor to give a baby a blood transfusion before birth. The technique, which he pioneered while [...]
A Message from the Administrative Board of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops September 7, 1983 Ethical Reflections on Respect for Life Introduction Never before in history has human life been so menaced on our planet, in its growth and in its very existence. All of us live under the shadow of fear cast by the spectre of a nuclear war. Governments [...]