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First, this study validates George W. Bush’s prediction, when he placed mild limitations on federal embryonic stem cell funding, that scientists would be able to find ethical means of furthering regenerative medicine without using embryos. Second, contrary to embryonic stem cells... Read More →

The party’s willingness to support pro-life candidates isn’t novel, and prominent Democrats, along with the Democratic National Committee, have echoed the idea that there should be no litmus test. But that message is at odds with the direction pro-choice activists believed the... Read More →

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2017/08/stop-assisted-suicide-opioid-abuse    Just as suicide prevention campaigns too often fail to grapple with assisted suicide advocacy as part of our growing suicide problem, the Commission’s report fails to consider the mixed... Read More →

The first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States has been carried out by a team of researchers in Portland, Oregon, MIT Technology Review has learned. Read More →

At the time, I believed Jahi was dead, and so wrote. But I also wrote that if she did not deteriorate as almost all people with properly determined brain death do, my eyebrows would raise. Since then, Jahi has not deteriorated, but apparently, her body’s condition has improved.... Read More →

The case of a declared “terminally ill” 11-month old boy in England has stirred strong reaction and questions all over the globe. Here are four articles to help you sort through it all–and decide–what are Charlie’s rights? What are the rights of his... Read More →

Thanks to a generous, anonymous donor, any gift you can send us now through July 21 will be DOUBLED (until goal is reached). It’s a wonderful way to show your support for our efforts (here’s what we’re all about, for the newcomers!). Rest assured, you will be... Read More →

But why not just promote people doing what they do best, on the home front or otherwise? If both parties are happy with the division of labor, who cares if it ends up being “gendered,” as long as one person isn’t being a total bum? Fifty-fifty score-keeping tends to stoke... Read More →

As monstrous as it is, the claim that one cannot respect the dignity of women without denying that of unborn children has lingered for long enough to have been taken up by many Americans as an obvious conclusion. Feminists for Life — and every pro-life group that combines an... Read More →