Bioethics Articles

University symposium looks at stem cells

April 27, 2002|Comments Off on University symposium looks at stem cells

Right to life observer finds panelists prefer to discuss science over ethics On Feb. 1, York University's Bethune College held [...]

Liberal MP makes case for ethical alternatives

April 27, 2002|Comments Off on Liberal MP makes case for ethical alternatives

Liberal MP Paul Szabo (Mississauga South), an outspoken and active pro-life parliamentarian, has written a book on The Ethics and [...]

Animal to human transplants need discussion

April 27, 2002|Comments Off on Animal to human transplants need discussion

It has been tried and tested, has failed every time, and yet we still insist on trying it again. Xenotransplantation, [...]

Your help needed to stem embryo destruction

April 23, 2002|Comments Off on Your help needed to stem embryo destruction

The announcement that the Canadian Institutes for Health Research will fund embryonic stem cell research is bad enough, because such [...]

Celine’s IVF baby on ice for three more years

March 23, 2002|Comments Off on Celine’s IVF baby on ice for three more years

LifeSite News Famed Canadian singer Celine Dion has revealed that she is intending to implant the frozen embryo she had [...]

Family Law explores stem-cell debate sensitively

March 23, 2002|Comments Off on Family Law explores stem-cell debate sensitively

A recent episode of the CBS prime-time legal drama Family Law explored the controversial subject of stem cells. Titled "Arlene's [...]

Dolly the sheep’s arthritis is a warning on cloning

February 22, 2002|Comments Off on Dolly the sheep’s arthritis is a warning on cloning

Dolly the sheep is the poster child for cloning. But researchers are now discovering flaws in what appeared to be [...]

Quebec bans research on human embryos

February 22, 2002|Comments Off on Quebec bans research on human embryos

‘The best pro-life news I've heard in 13 years,' says pro-life leader The province of Quebec has announced a ban [...]

Committee endorses embryo research

January 21, 2002|Comments Off on Committee endorses embryo research

Pro-life and religious groups and opposition parties generally praised the House of Commons Health Committee's recommendations on reproductive and experimental [...]

Human cloning a reality, political debate begins

January 21, 2002|Comments Off on Human cloning a reality, political debate begins

Douglas Johnson, the legislative director of the Washington D.C.-based National Right to Life Committee, would likely agree with the ancient [...]

Legal issues behind embryonic stem cell research

November 21, 2001|Comments Off on Legal issues behind embryonic stem cell research

Under the proposed Canadian legislation governing assisted human reproduction, a person may be permitted to engage in the following activities [...]

Ban human cloning

November 20, 2001|Comments Off on Ban human cloning

In recent months, the U.S. House of Representatives has banned all human cloning. So has Russia. France and Germany have [...]

Stem cells and paid surrogacy

September 20, 2001|Comments Off on Stem cells and paid surrogacy

Pro-life Canadians could be forgiven for thinking that a combination between the Liberal Party and the Communist Party of Canada [...]

The connection between ESCR and the Nazi doctors

September 20, 2001|Comments Off on The connection between ESCR and the Nazi doctors

What does the current debate over stem cells have to do with the concentration camps at places like Auschwitz and [...]