January 11, 2007
The Whitehouse today released a statement (PDF) laying out President Bush’s stance on the stem cell research bill (H.R. 3 The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007), which is currently under debate on the House floor. In short: The … Read More
January 11, 2007
Here is some very good news: Robert Schindler, the father of Terri Schiavo, is improving. Bobby Schindler told me via e-mail: My father is in his first week of rehabilitation to help return the strength he lost on his right … Read More
January 11, 2007
What an irony: On one hand, society is getting pretty libertarian. We are not to judge or shun each other for personal behavior. On the other hand, this injunction does not apply to smokers, who can be castigated from here … Read More
January 11, 2007
Sen. Bob Casey Jr.’s social conservatism has been thrust into the spotlight just a week into his congressional career with the reintroduction of legislation that would pave the way for federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. (The Morning Call)
January 11, 2007
A team of South Korean scientists has developed an efficient way of producing rare pigs en masse through cloning or in vitro fertilization (IVF) by causing an adult pig to give birth to clones and IVF piglets at the same … Read More
January 11, 2007
The public will be asked whether scientists should be allowed to create hybrid human-animal embryos, regulators have announced. The Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority says it will not rule on any research applications until a consultation has been completed. (BBC)
January 11, 2007
U.S. officials are notifying pharmaceutical companies about more than 1,100 generic and brand-name drugs that might have been approved or are awaiting approval based on faulty testing. (HealthDay)
January 11, 2007
Their ranks bolstered by the November elections, supporters of legislation boosting taxpayer-funded research on embryonic stem cells were poised to easily pass the bill again even though President Bush vetoed it last year. (AP)
January 11, 2007
University of Pittsburgh researchers are fairly confident they have generated embryonic stem cells from cloned monkeys, a feat that could put science once step closer to creating human stem cells to treat diseases and propel the university to the forefront … Read More
January 11, 2007
After more than 2½ years of physical therapy and electronic stimulation, stroke victim Mike Marin still couldn’t open a door with his left hand. Now, thanks to a robot, Marin can open a door. His atrophied left arm isn’t completely … Read More
January 11, 2007
A recent story by an Associated Press medical writer has brought to light the notion of eventually creating designer babies with made-to-order genetic defects, specifically children who would intentionally be afflicted with dwarfism or deafness. (The Taunton Gazette)
January 11, 2007
The University of Toronto is breaking new ground in the health-care field with empathy training sessions for medical students and nurses. The new program is part of a two-year course in the Arts and Sciences of Clinical Medicine that places … Read More
January 10, 2007
This story out of the UK is of concern. Cloned animals are having, shall we say, troubles. No surprise there. Consequently, cloners are keeping some of them penned in and causing stress, leading to aggression, particularly among cloned pigs. Their … Read More
January 10, 2007
Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Chairman of the Committee for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops yesterday sent a letter to members of Congress who tomorrow will consider “Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007†… Read More
January 10, 2007
A debate is currently underway in the UK regarding the treatment of very premature infants, and MercatorNet has an interview with a fetal pain specialist regarding such treatment. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests that infant euthanasia should … Read More
January 10, 2007
The John Paul II Stem Cell Research Institute (JP2SRI) is a non-profit research institute whose mission is to advance research and education on stem cell research in a manner consistent with a pro-life bioethics. The Institute strictly focuses on adult … Read More
January 10, 2007
There has been tremendous interest in the media about Ashley and the decision by her parents to keep her small. Here is a radio interview I did today on The Eagle, KSSZ from Columbia, MO. The host is Derek Gilbert.
January 10, 2007
My wonderful and dear friend, Mark Pickup, has started a blog called Human Life Matters. I met Mark circa 1996 when we both appeared at an anti-euthanasia conference sponsored by the Compassionate Healthcare Network in Vancouver. We hit it off … Read More
January 10, 2007
A coroner’s inquest has determined that the elderly woman in the UK, whom some family members claimed was denied sustenance, died of natural causes. She was not provided a feeding tube, based on what seems to be very vague indications … Read More
January 10, 2007
I mean this only half facetiously: Apparently there has been another cloning scandal, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education (no link available). An unpublished study had claimed to have obtain embryonic stem cells from cloned monkey embryos. Not … Read More
January 10, 2007
Yuval Levin, the former White House policy guy for biotechnology, and now with the Ethics and Public Policy Center (which former Senator Rick Santorum just joined), has a fine piece in today’s NRO that bursts the bubble, in an entirely … Read More
January 10, 2007
The disability rights movement is really up in arms about the non therapeutic surgeries imposed upon Ashley. Not Dead Yet has weighed in with its own press release (released on the 6th but only linkable now). Here are a few … Read More
January 10, 2007
Japanese researchers successfully created liver cells from subcutaneous fat, which they say could lead to a regenerative technique to repair human livers. (UPI)
January 10, 2007
The federal government should join his home state of Massachusetts in enacting universal health coverage, says Sen. Edward Kennedy, the new chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over numerous health issues. (AP)
January 10, 2007
Democrats in the House of Representatives are poised to push through a bill this week that would loosen President George W. Bush’s restrictions on federal support of embryonic stem cell research. The bill will be opposed by legislators beholden to … Read More
