Bioethics Articles
The rhetoric of embryonic stem cell research
Ask the average person, "What do you think of embryonic stem cell research?" He may answer with certainty and a [...]
Manning supporting embryonic research
Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning abandoned his pro-life position with his endorsement of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). Manning, [...]
No compromise on stem cells
The reaction to President George W. Bush's announcement restricting US government funding of embryonic stem-cell research to 60 existing stem [...]
The ‘shining wires’ of bioethics: the desire for human perfection
The expression of deep ethical concerns by the prolife movement parallels the development of contemporary "bioethics." Those ethical concerns relate [...]
President Bush agonizes over whether to fund embryo-destructive stem cell research
Must decide whether to keep a firm campaign promise to pro-life voters LifeSite NewsAs U.S. President George Bush is about [...]
The United Nations’ International Bioethics Committee
Beyond the visible horizon line of the United Nations Conferences during the 1990s, a group of internationally-based scientists, high-powered attorneys [...]
Research paper will guide Ottawa on stem cells
Does not acknowledge that embryonic stem cells are unnecessary for medical progress In their recent paper on stem cell research, [...]
Procreation for spare parts
A Canadian moral theologian criticizes the use of new productive technologies when they leads to the objectification of people. Bridget [...]
Clinton lifts ban on funding stem cell research
Britain, meanwhile, is poised to allow cloning of humans By Paul Tuns U.S. President Bill Clinton issued an executive order [...]
International Digest
Californians reject gay marriage California voters have said an emphatic "no" to the question of same-sex marriage. Results of the [...]
Gene patents key step toward the fabrication of man
By Winifride Prestwich The Interim A National Post article, "Patent office challenged over human cloning" (Feb. 22, 2000), mentions a United [...]
What will you be doing when Christ returns?
I sat down to write this column and as I was thinking about what to say, I realized that it [...]
Ottawa still promising repro-tech legislation
By Tim Bloedow The Interim Three years ago the Liberal government introduced a bill, C-47, to criminalize and regulate various [...]
Ottawa still promising repro-tech legislation
By Tim Bloedow The Interim Three years ago the Liberal government introduced a bill, C-47, to criminalize and regulate various [...]
Soylent Green: the future is now
The 1973 science-fiction film, Soylent Green, horrified audiences when they realized just what went into the manufacture of the food product [...]