Stem-Cell Research - news
LIFE DIGEST: Doctor loses license after Florida baby killing
The Florida Board of Medicine has revoked the license of a doctor who covered up the 2006 killing of a baby who survived a botched abortion.
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by: Tom Strode - Feb 10, 2009 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Obama guarantees reversal of Bush’s pro-life stem cell policy
President Obama has promised Democratic lawmakers he will issue an executive order reversing President Bush’s ban on federal funds for stem cell research that destroys human embryos. more »
by: Tom Strode - Feb 10, 2009 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: FDA OKs first embryonic stem cell trials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted permission for the first human clinical trials using embryonic stem cells.
Also in this edition: Pennsylvania best, California worst in pro-life rankings and Survey: Chinese women want more children and Italian court opens door for starvation death more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 26, 2009 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Birth Control, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Pro-life cause made gains, Bush says
The effort to protect all human life made advances during his eight years in the White House, President Bush said as he prepared to leave office. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 19, 2009 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Birth Control, End-of-Life Issues, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
LIFE DIGEST: Woman gets windpipe from own stem cells
The barrier-breaking transplant into a woman of an entire organ made from her own stem cells is “marvelous news,” says a consultant for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 24, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research
LIFE DIGEST: Abortion, stem cell groups urge Obama action
Supporters of abortion rights and destructive human embryo research already are calling on President-elect Barack Obama to repeal pro-life initiatives. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 11, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research
LIFE DIGEST: Biotech firm hopes for OK on embryonic trials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may permit clinical trials using embryonic stem cells to begin within three months, a biotechnology firm has reported. more »
by: Tom Strode - Oct 28, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Suicide
LIFE DIGEST: Harmless cell breakthrough gives hope for cures
Researchers have converted a kind of adult cell into another within an animal, producing a stunning breakthrough that could result in treatments for numerous afflictions and further undermine the campaign for destructive embryonic experiments. more »
by: Tom Strode - Sep 3, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research
Is embryonic stem cell research obsolete?
Scientists continue to deal blows to the campaign for embryonic stem cell research, some by shifting their allegiance to a more ethical form of experimentation and some by discovering new means of creating stem cells that do not harm donors. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 26, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research
LIFE DIGEST: Pastor calls for Democrats to ‘resist’ abortion
Los Angeles pastor Charles Blake interjected a discordant note into an Aug. 24 interfaith religious service that served as the first official event of the Democratic National Convention. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 26, 2008 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics