Bioethics

“In 2013 a contentious doctor-assisted suicide bill (Act 39) was signed into law [in Vermont]. It contains very slim protections for physicians who don’t want to participate due to matters of conscience or religious belief.”



“Taking advantage of the country’s new law, Canadian transplant surgeons have harvested organs from dozens of euthanasia patients. According to the National Post, 26 people in Ontario who died by lethal injection have donated tissue or organs.”



Oregon’s Euthanasia Bill Is Intentionally Ambiguous



“A congressional committee has taken the first step in a fast-track effort to prevent the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in the nation’s capital.” BPress



“Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other women’s groups filed suits [last week] challenging abortion laws in Alaska, Missouri and North Carolina.” Jurist

“Being hostile to abortion is an opinion protected by the civil liberties in France…but creating websites that appear official but actually give biased information designed to deter, to blame, or to assign trauma is not acceptable.”



“The court ruled in favor of Gadberry, affirming the trial court’s decision that ‘[Gadberry’s] and [McQueen’s] fundamental constitutional rights to privacy and equal protection under the 14th Amendment … will be violated if either is forced to procreate against his or her wishes.’ … . no action can be taken without both parties consenting in writing.” Jurist



“The bill would authorize doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to patients who are mentally sound and have been diagnosed with having less than six months to live.” Washington Post



“The ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn comments from the White House and British House of Commons in recent weeks, along with a nonprofit organization established by Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft. Now, Baptist computer scientists have called Christians to join the discussion.” BPNews



Light at Conception: God’s Creation, Not Ours