Bioethics

“The creation of synthetic embryos—whether animal or human—raises all sorts of ethical questions about the moral status of these cell cultures….The answers aren’t obvious—regardless of worldview considerations.” - Reasons

“The creation of a human embryo without sperm or egg … goes beyond what we have seen in previous artificial reproductive technology and genetic engineering techniques.” - RNS

“The theory of deontology says that humans are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of principles and rules regardless of outcome.” - Word by Word

“Earlier this year, a joint effort …resulted in the creation of synthetic embryos using only stem cells. However, the latest achievement is being hailed as the first ‘complete’ embryo model” - Relevant

“The high court on Wednesday threw out all federal criminal penalties for abortion in a ruling that will require the federal public health service to offer the lethal procedure to anyone who requests it.” - BPNews

“Psaki’s claim, therefore, that ‘nobody supports abortion up until birth’ is misleading and dependent on a very narrow interpretation of what constitutes ‘support’ for a policy.” - The Dispatch

“Based on 1,009 interviews of American adults who attend church services at least once a month, the study was conducted in June 2023 by Center for Biblical Worldview and prominent Evangelical pollster George Barna.” - CPost

“The court’s reasoning demonstrates substantial deference to the state’s legislature. Specifically, the court cited a clear expression of compelling interest and a refined statutory scheme as reasons to uphold the law.” - Jurist

“Vermont and Oregon became the first states to drop the requirement that people who receive a lethal prescription must be citizens of the state, thereby sanctioning what has been described as ‘suicide tourism.’ Washington and Hawaii expanded those eligible to prescribe a fatal dose from physicians to other health-care professionals.” - BPNews

“Reynolds ordered the rare session after the state Supreme Court declined in June to reinstate a practically identical law that she signed in 2018.” - C.Index