Bioethics Articles

HYPOCRITICAL OATHS

March 16, 1999|Comments Off on HYPOCRITICAL OATHS

Reciting the ancient Hippocratic Oath was once the high point of any medical school convocation. Now, the noble pledge of [...]

Cash for sterilization

June 9, 1998|Comments Off on Cash for sterilization

A recent press report has disturbing inplications for all concerned with the sanctity of human life. The report described efforts [...]

God’s workshop: on test tube babies and cloning

April 8, 1998|Comments Off on God’s workshop: on test tube babies and cloning

The Catholic Church and Christian tradition teach that sexual intercourse belongs only within the bond of marriage. Marriage is a [...]

Medical group reacts to cloning plan

February 6, 1998|Comments Off on Medical group reacts to cloning plan

BRISTOL, Tenn. (LSN) -- The Christian Medical and Dental Society, which represents more than 11,500 doctors and medical students nationwide, [...]

Rock in no hurry with NRT law

February 6, 1998|Comments Off on Rock in no hurry with NRT law

Federal Health Minister Allan Rock has reiterated the need for careful federal regulation in the area of new reproductive and [...]

Sterilization scandal rocks Sweden

September 28, 1997|Comments Off on Sterilization scandal rocks Sweden

STOCKHOLM - Sweden's most influential opposition leader demanded August 26 that the government investigate a four-decade policy under which 60,000 [...]

Breast cancer conference derailed

August 22, 1997|Comments Off on Breast cancer conference derailed

KINGSTON  There were theatrics, debate and emotion  and a Global Action Plan. More than 500 people from around the world [...]

Human cloning a frightening scenario

June 23, 1997|Comments Off on Human cloning a frightening scenario

“Let s make man in our image, after our likeness,” said Almighty God in Chapter 17 Genesis. Now, “Clone-Aid” – [...]

Panel examines implications of Bill C-47

June 23, 1997|Comments Off on Panel examines implications of Bill C-47

OTTAWA – “Our future children”, an examination of the consequences of Bill C-47, was the theme of a seminar organized [...]

Disturbing creation: cloning’s dark side

April 13, 1997|Comments Off on Disturbing creation: cloning’s dark side

The latest breakthrough in genetic engineering, the successful cloning of an adult mammal, carries with it the disturbing possibility that [...]

You Were Asking?

April 13, 1997|Comments Off on You Were Asking?

Is there any reliable information about the numbers of human embryos that are frozen or used for experiments in Canada [...]

Bioethics under review

March 23, 1997|Comments Off on Bioethics under review

Interim special Reform party M.P. Sharon Hayes and St. Jerome's College philosophy professor Dr. Donald DeMarco are two central speakers [...]

You were asking?

October 27, 1996|Comments Off on You were asking?

Is it true that the American Medical Association (AMA) has approved the removal of vital organs, e.g. the heart, from [...]

Canadian law coming to terms with IVF research

September 18, 1996|Comments Off on Canadian law coming to terms with IVF research

Although there had been worldwide shock and dismay over the recent destruction in England of 3,300 (or more) abandoned embryos [...]