Bioethics

Right-to-die bill … passes California Senate committee

The UK is now set to become the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from three people

“The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which passed 242-179, would require that insurance plans that receive government funding no longer cover elective abortions.”

“Groups from 15 states have formally launched the new Personhood Alliance … a Christ-centered grassroots organization whose focus is life from beginning to end … the goal is to educate on and promote legal protection for all innocent human life.”

New perk at Facebook, Apple: egg freezing

“…dozens of evangelical leaders—have eagerly shivered and shaked their way through the ice bucket challenge, despite concerns from Catholic leaders and pro-life groups that the viral video craze may be sending millions to fund embryonic stem cell research.” CT

“U.S. surrogate births have jumped 250 percent in eight years … . The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries – like India – that allow for paid surrogacy.” Buying Babies

“The Republican-dominated House voted 84-29 Wednesday to approve House Bill 4223, also known as the ‘Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.’”

“This week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering whether to allow scientists to test a genetic technique that would create babies by combining DNA from three people. The goal is to prevent genetic diseases caused by defective mitochondrial DNA inherited from the mother, but the proposal raises concerns about the procedure’s ethical, medical, and social consequences.” WORLD

“Known also as the ‘South Carolina Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,’ the proposed legislation would ban most abortions after 20 weeks due to some indications that this is when the typical fetus can feel pain.” CPost