Bioethics Articles

Cloning ban debated at UN

November 1, 2003|Comments Off on Cloning ban debated at UN

Delegates from around the world met at the UN Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. They were charged with the task [...]

Uncertainity over reprotech bill

October 30, 2003|Comments Off on Uncertainity over reprotech bill

Bill C-13, An Act Respecting Human Reproduction and Related Technologies, hangs in limbo as the federal government seems unsure of [...]

A voice of reason for the 21st century

September 26, 2003|Comments Off on A voice of reason for the 21st century

Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics By Leon R. Kass M.D. (Encounter Books, 313 pgs [...]

British couple sue for wrongful birth

September 26, 2003|Comments Off on British couple sue for wrongful birth

British pro-life campaigners are critical of a High Court ruling that has awarded compensation to a couple because their daughter [...]

Human-rabbit embryos created by scientists

September 5, 2003|Comments Off on Human-rabbit embryos created by scientists

Researchers in China have announced the successful creation of animal-human chimeras which have survived till the blastocyst stage - at [...]

Medical journal surrenders science to politics

August 4, 2003|Comments Off on Medical journal surrenders science to politics

What is arguably the most influential medical journal in the world has announced that it will publish more studies on [...]

Methods of pre-natal eugenics improved

August 4, 2003|Comments Off on Methods of pre-natal eugenics improved

The findings of a recent study conducted by the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal show an increase in the number [...]

Why the rush?

June 29, 2003|Comments Off on Why the rush?

As we report on page 3, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research has gone ahead with its own plans on [...]

CIHR jumps gun and moves to fund research on embryos

June 29, 2003|Comments Off on CIHR jumps gun and moves to fund research on embryos

The Canadian Institutes for Health Research has shown blatant disregard for parliamentary prerogative with its announcement that it will go [...]

Stem Cells for money

May 29, 2003|Comments Off on Stem Cells for money

One of the most puzzling questions regarding stem cell research has been: why are researchers so hungry for embryonic stem [...]

How old was Dolly the sheep?

April 29, 2003|Comments Off on How old was Dolly the sheep?

Back in 1997, pro-life activist Cynthia Chauncey wrote a letter to the editor about Dolly, the world's first un-fathered sheep. [...]

Cloning advocates stage Toronto promo

April 29, 2003|Comments Off on Cloning advocates stage Toronto promo

There wasn't just cloning around happening when the Toronto chapter of the Raelian movement held a lecture on "Human Cloning: [...]