Tag Archives: BioEdge

PLAYING WITH FIRE: MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSFER OF GENETIC MATERIAL TO AN EMBRYO

Posted on March 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Michael Cook Editor BioEdge . . One of America’s leading bioethicists, Thomas H. Murray, of The Hastings Center, has called for a national debate on so-called “mitochondrial transfer” (see below). This is a highly controversial technique for allowing parents … Continue reading →

Posted in EUGENICS, GAY GENES, GENES AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on PLAYING WITH FIRE: MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSFER OF GENETIC MATERIAL TO AN EMBRYO

WE ARE ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE. ENJOY THE RIDE? I DO NOT THINK SO!

Posted on March 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Michael Cook Editor BioEdge I suspect that people who use the expression “I’m feeling conflicted” are mostly American, so I avoid it. However, when discussing slippery slopes, synonyms like doubtful, faltering, irresolute, undecided, or wobbly don’t do the job. … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, GENES AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, HEALTH CARE, HUMAN SEXUALITY, LGBT, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, SUICIDE, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, UNCHASTITY, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on WE ARE ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE. ENJOY THE RIDE? I DO NOT THINK SO!

ABORTION IS ON THE SKIDS, BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO REJOICE AND RELAX

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Dr Stephen Brigham being arrested by Maryland police. Charges were later dropped.  Pro-choice supporters and pro-life supporters have finally found an issue which brings them together: loathing of Dr Stephen Brigham, an abortion provider on the East Coast of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, HEALTH CARE, INFANTICIDE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on ABORTION IS ON THE SKIDS, BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO REJOICE AND RELAX