Bioethics Articles
How my stem cells gave me two more years of life
When Dr. M told me, two years ago, that I had multiple myeloma, he added that a) the disease is [...]
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
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research has shown blatant disregard for parliamentary prerogative with its announcement that it will go [...]
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?
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
There wasn't just cloning around happening when the Toronto chapter of the Raelian movement held a lecture on "Human Cloning: [...]
Another reason not to give to the March of Dimes
As if the March of Dimes's support for eugenics and abortions in cases of fetal abnormality were not enough, pro-lifers [...]
Flawed cloning ‘ban’ proposed in U.S.
A bi-partisan plan to ban reproductive, but not "therapeutic" or research cloning, will result in "the establishment of human embryo [...]
Wrongful birth judgement decried as ‘deplorable’ and ‘appalling’
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered Dr. Ken Kan of Richmond to pay $325,000 to two separated parents, because [...]
Sorting through the intricacies of Bill C-13 ‘An almost unbelievable level of confusion exists’
If Bill C-13 were to be a pro-lifer's dream legislation, what would have to be different about it? What is [...]
Stanford to start biomedical cloning in absence of ban
Stanford University announced in December it is creating an Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine. An anonymous donor gave [...]
Cloning claims seen as ludicrous
The day after Christmas, Eve, the first human clone, was born. Or so claims the Quebec-based Raelian cult and its [...]
More adult stem cell breakthroughs
Excitement is building in the world of stem cell research, with breakthroughs being announced regularly, if not daily. But why [...]
Human Cloning
In recent months there has been a great deal of publicity in the newspapers on the question of human cloning. [...]
Don’t send in the clones
In the latest Star Wars film Attack of the Clones, a well-trained army of clone troopers performs brilliantly under pressure [...]