Bioethics Articles
Organ donation bill opposed
For the past year, there has been an increased push by some in the healthcare system, the media and political [...]
A positive stem cell option lies in use of amniotic fluid
Researchers at the Institute of Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University in Salem, N.C. have discovered a type of cell [...]
Marguerite Bourgeoys helps couples conceive ethically
When Margaret Smith discerned her calling to teach the Creighton system of natural family planning, she declared, “If, by becoming [...]
Missouri stem cell initiative really about cloning
By the narrowest of margins (51 per cent to 49 per cent) voters in Missouri passed Amendment 2, ostensibly a [...]
Embryonic stem cells risk tumours
A U.S. research team has released a report showing that embryonic stem cells injected into the brains of Parkinson’s [...]
Conservatives fumble on embryonic stem cell research
At a White House ceremony on July 19, President George Bush explained his decision to veto a bill [...]
Charities supporting unethical stem cell research
Interim Staff The Interim is often asked which Canadian charities support embryonic stem cell research – research that destroys human [...]
Media conflate stem cell debate
Marketing experts understand the value of “branding,” the creation of a mental connection in the mind of a consumer between [...]
Latest stem cell deception
Interim Staff On August 23, Advanced Cell Technology, a private, Worcester, Mass.-based biotechnology firm, announced to the world that it [...]
Organ donation after cardiac death is raising ethical red flags
In a press conference at the Ottawa Hospital June 27, doctors announced the first-ever non-heart beating organ donation (NHBD) procedure [...]
U.S. sex selection service attracting Canadians
A prominent fertility doctor, who provides sex-selection of tourists’ embryos, considers himself to be working in “the happiest field in [...]
Canada to allow ‘fresh’ human embryos to be used for research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced that it will allow the creation of living human embryos specifically [...]
Bush’s stem cell veto
On July 19, 2006 days, George W. Bush used his veto power for the first time. The issue on which [...]
Can I interest you in body parts?
I was at the Ninth National March for life in Ottawa recently, walking along in front of the Parliament buildings, [...]
Bladders being grown from patients’ own cells
Tissue engineering breakthrough might be a solution to the organ donation shortage Complete urinary bladders grown from patients' own cells [...]