Science & Technology
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The Pig-Man Isn’t
There has been much handwringing about the news that scientists injected human stem cells into pig embryos,…
Bioethics in 2017
Aside from Donald Trump’s call to “repeal and replace” Obamacare and Hillary Clinton’s promise to repeal the…
My Orange Juice Came from Brazil
A couple of weeks ago when I was having breakfast, I noticed that my “not from concentrate”…
Kingdom of Language
The Kingdom of Speechby tom wolfelittle, brown and company, 192 pages, $26 Despite its title, Tom Wolfe’s…
A “Merciless Assault on Human Dignity”
The archbishop of Toronto is given to deprecating himself as “just a simple country cardinal.” In my…
Chaplains of Death
It’s an appalling document. In a pastoral letter, ten Catholic Bishops of the Canadian Atlantic Episcopal Assembly…
Our Own Devices
A flickering glow welcomed me to my university’s chapel service. Votive candles? If only. No, these were…
Euthanizing Children
The death of a terminally ill seventeen-year-old boy made headlines recently, as Belgium’s first case of child…
Delight in the Good
I’m tempted to concur with the diagnosis of our current malaise offered by Carl Trueman: “[E]ntertainment is…
“Death Control” and the Bioethics Peril
Thousands of medical ethicists and bioethicists, as they are called, professionally guide the unthinkable on its passage…
Away With the Animals
The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animalsby Wayne PacelleWilliam Morrow,…
Brave New World Should Be an Election Issue
“The theme of Brave New World is not the advancement of science as such,” wrote Aldous Huxley…
Against Moral Complexity
In today’s divided moral landscape, with thoughtful, well-meaning people on both sides of every issue, there’s no…
A Subjective Definition of “Death” Would Unleash Great Evil
Most people understand the word “death” to mean the end of biological life or, as Merriam-Webster defines…
Euthanasia by Organ Harvesting
Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder.—Leon Kass The ethics of medicine aren’t what…
