Bioethics Articles
Canadians misled about AIDS
“Gov’t ‘consistently misled’ Canadians about AIDS” …So the Sault Ste Marie Star headlined a story last August 24, 1991, beginning [...]
Surrogate Motherhood
An ethicist summed up the problems with surrogate motherhood as follows: 1. Surrogate motherhood violates the marriage covenant between husband [...]
You were asking
Is there any solid scientific evidence of differences between IVF babies and those conceived normally? W.K.P., Toronto. Dr. Patricia Baird, [...]
Canada in the news
Abuse of Canada Council Ottawa, Ont. – MP Don Boudria (Lib. Glengarry), who helped quash a bill to legalize mercy [...]
Hostile takeover of N.B. hospitals
New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna says the takeover of local hospital boards is a way the province can save money. [...]
Sex selection – whose choice?
Calgary – I arrived to picket at the Calgary abortuary on a sunny afternoon. The man I was relieving left [...]
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What is the objection of pro-life people to being called “anti-abortion?” After all, they are anti-abortion. R.P., Whitehorse, Yukon True [...]
IN THE NEWS…
Newfoundland Newfie abortuary one year old St. Jon’s, Nfld. – On the Morgentaler ‘clinic’s’ first anniversary here, CBC’s regional radio [...]
Our tenth year begins
The purpose of The Interim is to set forth the truth about the freedom and dignity of the individual human [...]
Halifax hospital starts fetal transplants
Last December 13, the first fetal tissue transplant in Canada for Parkinson’s Disease took place at the Victoria General Hospital [...]
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How many abortions are performed worldwide each year? L.A., Vancouver No one really knows. The most recent ‘guesstimate’ I have [...]
Man/mouse hybrids
Viral scientists have begun to transplant “functionally complete” organs from aborted babies into mice for the purpose of laboratory experiments [...]
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Supposing information from embryonic experiments proved to be useful, would it be ethical to us it? M.P., Toronto, Ontario. It [...]
Fetal-cell transfer disappointing
The British Medical Journal reports that "More patients have probably been harmed than helped so far" by the treatment of [...]
Web of science tightening around life
The following is an extract from the oral comments made by Wendy McNeeley, president of Campaign Life Coalition/ British Columbia, [...]