Stem-Cell Research - news
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
LIFE DIGEST: Some Brits push to design deaf children
British deaf advocacy organizations are lobbying for the right to produce babies who will be hearing impaired.
Deaf parents should be able to screen embryos created through in vitro fertilization in order to have a child who does not hear and, therefore, fits in better with the family, a deaf rights leader says, The Times of London reported Dec. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 8, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Planned Parenthood helps quash donations for pregnancy center
Planned Parenthood can still throw its weight around, as a pregnancy care center in Ottawa, Canada, can testify.
First Place Pregnancy Centre announced Dec. more »
by: Tom Strode - Dec 11, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Breakthrough—adult cells converted into embryonic-like ones
Adult skin cells in human beings have been converted into embryonic-like stem cells, producing a scientific breakthrough in the field and a dramatic shift in favor of foes of destructive embryo research. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 26, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Cures court case to get hearing
JEFFERSON CITY—The case of Cures Without Cloning (CWC) v. Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee is likely to debut in November or December in Cole County Circuit Court. more »
by: Allen Palmeri - Nov 20, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Cloning of monkey embryos foreboding, pro-lifers say
The cloning of monkey embryos means death for more tiny human beings and increased odds for the birth of a human clone, say pro-life, bioethics specialists. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 19, 2007 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Science, Bioethics