Bioethics

Netherlands Discovers ‘Achilles Heel’ of Euthanasia

“…pro-life leaders welcomed the Trump administration’s newly announced decision to halt internal research by a federal entity using tissue from electively aborted babies.” - BPNews

“While some scientists have proposed an international moratorium on gene editing, evangelical bioethicists contacted by Baptist Press said a temporary hold is inadequate.” - BPNews

“Pro-lifers are accusing the New York Times of ignoring science by labeling an unborn baby’s heartbeat ‘embryonic pulsing’ – language that wasn’t used in earlier stories but appeared in a May 29 report on the issue.” - Christian Headlines

“The NIH has not funded any fetal tissue trials in over a decade, but approximately $100 million of taxpayer money currently goes toward basic science experiments using aborted fetal tissue. That money would be vastly better spent on ethical research with considerably better chances of success” - W. Examiner

“…more than half of pro-lifers (57 percent) think abortion is allowable if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, and also two-thirds (71 percent) think abortion should be legal if a woman’s life would be endangered. Are they right?” - TGC

“The ‘Human Life Protection Act,’ which is the most restrictive of its kind in the country, makes it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion at any state of pregnancy, including in cases of rape and incest.

“Though other states have passed similar legislation recognizing the sanctity of unborn life, HB 418 has received unparalleled backlash…. After the bill passed the state Senate back in March, actress Alyssa Milano launched a petition signed by more than 40 actors who vowed to use their influence to push TV and film production out of the state.” - Fox

“The use of fetal cell lines from the 1960s is another sticking point in the vaccine debate.” - Christianity Today

“Evangelical Christians differ on the moral acceptability of this procedure, and some respected evangelical writers argue that IVF is always morally unacceptable.” - TGC