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British Parliament backs human-animal hybrids
Members of the British Parliament have handily defeated attempts to block the legalization of human-animal hybrids and “savior siblings” in a series of votes that left pro-life advocates aghast. more »
by: Tom Strode - May 21, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Euthanize the kids and old folks, Belgian proposes
Not enough parents can euthanize their children and not enough people can perform physician-assisted suicide to satisfy some Belgium politicians. more »
by: Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research
LIFE DIGEST: Injured Delaware woman faces all too common death by starvation
A young, severely brain injured Delaware woman is at the center of a court battle between her parents that could result in death by starvation and dehydration for her – and such a result would not be an unusual occurrence, a pro-life, bioethics specialist says. more »
by: Tom Strode - Feb 12, 2008 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Bush pushes ethical stem cell research
President Bush urged a Democratic-controlled Congress Jan. 28 in his last State of the Union speech to maintain policies he has promoted and adopt recommendations he has previously offered. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 29, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: British mother gives her life for unborn child
Lorraine Allard literally gave her life for her unborn son.
Allard, 33, died Jan. 18, exactly two months after giving birth to Liam and approaching three months after learning she was in the advanced stages of liver cancer. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 29, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Ban pushed on human-animal hybrids
A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. Senate have combined their efforts once again in an attempt to prevent unethical research involving human-animal hybrid embryos. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: U.S. abortions drop to lowest total in three decades
Pro-life Americans received some welcome news just before Sanctity of Human Life Sunday—the number of abortions has reached its lowest level in three decades. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 22, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Pro-lifers say recent stem cell breakthrough ethically tainted
Scientists used cells from aborted babies in recently reported research that has been hailed as a breakthrough in the ethical development of embryonic-like stem cells. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 21, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research
Renowned Scientists Forgo Cloning, Embryo Destruction for New Research
The researcher who was the first to isolate embryonic stem cells is abandoning that method. In likewise fashion, the scientist responsible for cloning Dolly the sheep is giving up on his technique. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Jan 15, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Science
LIFE DIGEST: New research not harmless, pro-lifers say
Scientists report they have developed embryonic stem cells without destroying human embryos in research they believe should quickly receive federal funding. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 14, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics