Bioethics Articles
Pro-lifers reject notion that Zika virus justifies abortion
As the Centers for Disease Control said April 13 that the Zika virus can cause microcephaly and other birth defects, [...]
Quebec study illustrates need for baby born-alive law
Bioethicist John Haas clarifies church teaching on extraordinary medical care. A Quebec study showing a 20-fold increase since [...]
deVeber memoir delights, inspires
Few Canadians have been more widely revered for a lifetime of benevolent accomplishments than Dr. L.L. (Barrie) deVeber, professor emeritus [...]
Ethical alternative to embryonic stem cells discovered
Scientists have discovered a new kind of stem cell. In the Dec. 10 issue of Nature, a group of international [...]
First American human clone created
Wesley Smith questions the claim that cloning technology will not be used for reproduction. For the first time, [...]
Nobel prize for ‘ethical’ alternative to embryonic stem cells
The man who discovered induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has received the 2012 Nobel Prize for medicine. Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, [...]
Ottawa files argument in euthanasia appeal
Justice Lynn Smith The federal government has come out strongly against assisted suicide in an appeal against a [...]
Problems with “embryo-like” stem cells
Toronto scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital have discovered problems in using reprogrammed stem cells for personalized organ repair. “It looks [...]
Genetically selected embryo to save siblings
Interim Staff On Feb. 7, doctors in France announced that the country’s first “saviour sibling” was born. Popularly termed a [...]
Supreme Court rules against federal fertility law
By as split 4-4-1 advisory decision, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a 2008 Quebec Court of Appeal decision that [...]
Pro-lifers worry about pre-natal genetic screening
An inexpensive genetic test has been developed that can detect 448 genetic childhood diseases. The makers of the [...]
Embryo-free stem cell breakthrough
Some scientists still want ESCR A faster and more efficient way of deriving stem cells from ordinary skin cells has [...]
Cautious acceptance for scientists who create synthetic life
The creation of the world’s first self-replicating synthetic bacterial cell has been greeted with optimism and controversy. Scientists at the [...]
Obama’s stem cell policy
National Affairs correspondent Rory Leishman points out yet another shocking disregard for human life on the part of the Obama administration.
Toronto researchers may have found ethical alternative to ESCR
The very real possibility of an immanent ethical stem cell breakthrough has many researchers in the US and Canada excited.