Archive - Jerry Price
Euthanasia
In 1998, assisted-suicide advocacy groups attempted to pass a law permitting the taking of one’s own life with the help of a physician. Though early polls showed the proposal leading by a wide margin, it lost by an overwhelming 71-29 percent. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide
Embryo Adoption
Cara and Gregg Vest wanted to have a baby. But five years of fertility treatments and three attempts at in vitro fertilization (IVF) had proven unsuccessful. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Life, Adoption
Designer Babies
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)—or embryo screening is one of many relatively new tools being used by scientists and researches to re-engineer humanity. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life
Cyborgs
Science fiction has long been enamored by the idea of something that is part human and part machine. But that idea is no longer just science fiction, it is science. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life
Cryogenics
If someone tells you to chill out these days, they may not be telling you to become calm. They might just be advocating that you have your body frozen shortly after death in the hope that, as new technologies to cure currently incurable maladies are discovered, your body can be thawed out to live on in the future. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life
Sanctity of Human Life - Cloning
The obstacle to cloning adult mammals has been the way that cells developed into different types: skin, nerve, tissue, bone, etc. A team of Scottish scientists, led by Ian Wilmut, sought to change the way key cells worked after being brought into existence. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life, Cloning
Chimera
In a survey of public opinion concerning the transplanting of genetically modified animal organs into humans, people in the United Kingdom have overwhelmingly rejected the idea. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Life, Issues
Adoption
The Domestic Adoption Process
Domestic adoption consists of five parts:
- Home study—The home study is an evaluation and education process required by the State to determine your preparedness to parent through adoption.
by: Jerry Price - Jan 9, 2006 - topic(s): Family, Life, Abortion, Adoption
Abortion – Parental Consent
After seven years of court battles over a 1998 law passed by Ohio’s legislature requiring girls under 18 years of age to obtain parental consent before an abortion, the U.S. more »
by: Jerry Price - Jan 1, 2006 - topic(s): Life, Abortion
Family Debt - Debt Control
“Here’s a sample no-debt commitment:
I am fully committed not to use credit cards or in any way incur debt to pay for any aspect of my/our Christmas holiday celebrations. more »
by: Jerry Price - Dec 1, 2005 - topic(s): Family, Living, Finances