Bioethics

“Maine will join seven other states and the District of Columbia in allowing medical aid in dying. The legislation says mentally competent patients over age 18 with terminal diseases that, ‘within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within 6 months’ can request life-ending medication.” - CNN

“I consider myself pro-technology, even pro-robot. But I draw a line at eugenics. I don’t use that term as a slander — eugenics is exactly the right term for what Stossel and Brennan advocate.” - Acton

“According to Vermont Right to Life, Gov. Scott used to support some restrictions on abortion. However, after signing H. 57 yesterday, the governor has clearly changed his mind and fallen to the far Left on this issue.” - W. Examiner

“The CEOs define abortion as ‘equality’ (‘Don’t Ban Equality’) and, of course, refer to it as ‘comprehensive reproductive care,’ the ubiquitous phrase that has the advantage of sounding like the opposite of what it’s describing.” - National Review

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