Tag Archives: Michael Cook

THE PRESENT REGIME IN IRAN IS OUR ENEMY, BUT IRANIAN FILMS ARE 1,000% BETTER THAN HOLLYWOOD’S

Posted on December 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Past 93% PG-13, 2 hr. 10 min. Drama mov Directed By: Asghar Farhadi In Theaters: Dec 20, 2013 Limited On DVD: Mar 25, 2014 Sony Pictures Classics BioEdge’s Michael Cook writes on his blog today: I recently saw … Continue reading →

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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 BioEdge, EMBRYO, MAUREEN CONDIC, Michael Cook, MICHAEL NISBET, MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSFER, THE HASTINGS CENTER, THOMAS H. MURRAY | Comments Off

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 BioEdge, BIOETHICIST JOHN HARRIS, INTERNATIONAl JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, journal of medical ethics, Michael Cook, SLIPPERY SLOPE, SWITZERLAND, THREE-PARENT EMBRYOS | Comments Off

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 Abortion, American Women's Services, BioEdge, Dr. Stephen Bingham, Guttmacher Institute, Michael Cook, Priscilla Coleman, ROE v WADE | Comments Off

PAYING FOR KIDNEY DONATION PAYS BIG BUCKS BUT SOCIETY SUFFERS

Posted on November 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Paying kidney donors pays off, say Canadian doctors by Michael Cook | Nov 01, 2013 | BIOEDGE tags: organ donation, organ markets If living kidney donors were paid $10,000, transplants would increase by at least 5%, according … Continue reading →

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