Animal liberationists are mobilizing against plans to conduct Ebola virus research on gorillas in the wild. “This shocking plan to use gorillas so crassly reflects the supremicist mindset of human beings and demonstrates why it would be better if humankind had never evolved,” an outraged . . . . Continue Reading »
The discussion about selecting embryos to have a disability reminded me of a column I have in my files written by the syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman in January 1980. It is a good reminder of how if we are willing to look, we can see the slippery slope literally slip-sliding away.In “Making . . . . Continue Reading »
I have my pronounced differences with University of Pennsylvania bioethicist and media commentator, Art Caplan, particularly regarding the Schiavo case and ESCR/SCNT. But he is right about this: Over at the AJOB blog, Caplan calls the drive to legalize eugenic infanticide, “euthanasia driven . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t get it. Rick Weiss of the Washington Post has written that people remain wary of eating genetically altered food. Many want nothing to do with meat or milk from cloned animals. Yet, majorities of people would willingly have cells created from embryonic stem cells taken from other human . . . . Continue Reading »
The woman in the UK who was ordered to receive a sleeping medication to see if she would awaken, didn’t. The UK courts have now allowed her family remove all life support, which I presume includes tube-supplied sustenance. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Center for Bioethics and Culture asked me to do a “year in review” kind of column. Space didn’t permit the piece to be all-inclusive. But I do mention the (from my perspective) primary high and low points of the year that will soon pass into history. Check it . . . . Continue Reading »
Australia has voted to end its former complete ban on human cloning. What is interesting is that this change wasn’t made because of new breakthroughs in the science. There haven’t been any—except with adult and umbilical cord blood stem cells. Rather, it was founded on pure hype, . . . . Continue Reading »
Researchers have discovered that cats get Alzheimer’s disease, and it is very similar to the human variety. This opens up tremendous possibilities for researchers to learn about the disease and study potential treatments. Don’t tell me we don’t need animals in medical . . . . Continue Reading »
I am glad to see that I am not the only one noticing the ludicrousness of every government entity this side of the dog catcher tripping over themselves to throw money at Big Biotech. Business Investors Daily has an excellent editorial out about the same subject in general, and Proposition 71 in . . . . Continue Reading »
The social forces set in motion by those who believe it is proper to manipulate the genetic traits of our children, are becoming increasingly apparent. Now, as reported in a column by Dr. Darshak M. Sanghavi in the New York Times, some people with disabilities are pre-selecting their offspring to . . . . Continue Reading »
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