I reported earlier on the mainstream media’s jumping to over blow a story of process mistakes made by Dr. Catherine Verfaillie, with regard to the potential that she derived pluripotent adult stem cells from bone marrow. My point was further verified today when the San Francisco Chronicle . . . . Continue Reading »
Some doubts (and aspersions) have been cast about my interpretation of A.B. 374, which I detailed in a Secondhand Smoke post and over at First Things. One commenter called my interpretation “convoluted.” Well, true—but only because of the way the legislation is written.Here it is . . . . Continue Reading »
The transhumanist guru, James Hughes, grouses about an essay apparently written by Rich Hayes of the Center for Genetics and Society. Hayes and the Center are definitely and firmly on the political and pro choice left. But since he and it oppose the new eugenics of transhumanism, Hughes accuses . . . . Continue Reading »
In a poll taken last year, but there is no reason to think it still isn’t valid. By 65-23%, California’s Latino’s oppose assisted suicide. So does LULAC, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization. Let’s hope that the California Assembly and Senate pay heed . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dutch continue to demonstrate how euthanasia pushes a country’s ethics into a moral free fall. The current government apparently plans to stress palliative care. No, says Mark Rutte, the leader of one of the primary opposition parties! From the story: “Rutte says the new government . . . . Continue Reading »
I have written some more about the requirement in California’s A.B. 374, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide, that Catholic nursing homes, in-patient hospice facilities, and other health care providers permit assisted suicide to take place on premises. It is over at the First . . . . Continue Reading »
A story in the San Francisco Chronicle today inadvertently disclosed what may be a case of assisted suicide tourism in Oregon. The story is about a pagan memorial service for a woman named Heather MacAllister, who was notable locally for promoting fat burlesque. (Remember, this is San Francisco.) . . . . Continue Reading »
The NHS is continuing to disintegrate. Now, it is intentionally delaying surgery as a way of husbanding resources. From the story in the Telegraph: “‘Minimum waiting times’ have been imposed by at least 43 per cent of Acute NHS Trusts, a survey for Channel 4’s Dispatches . . . . Continue Reading »
“Lawmakers at Statehouse Open Debate on Death with Dignity,” screamed the headline in the Rutland Herald. The term “death with dignity” isn’t even put in quotes. No bias there. And note the story: “MONTPELIER—As so often happens on difficult, emotional . . . . Continue Reading »
I am sure many of you saw the story that Dr. Catherine Verfaillie’s study—indicating that a type of bone marrow stem cell might be pluripotent—had flaws. (Can’t you hear “the scientists” cheering?) The flaws were not in the conclusion of her research, but in the . . . . Continue Reading »
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