"Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience announced in a Jan. 24 article for the journal Cell that they produced two genetically-identical long-tailed macaque monkeys using a scientific technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)." BPNews
"Treating human life with dignity matters just as much for these women as it does for their unborn children," said Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). "Pregnancy care centers powerfully demonstrate this whole-life compassion that honors the image of God in all." BPNews
Researchers "have developed a technique that allows doctors to harvest stem cells from amniotic fluid and convert them into embryonic-like cells that can grow into other types, including nerve, blood, and heart cells. Extracting the cells, called mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), does not harm a baby." WORLD
"A Canadian medical society has been increasingly discussing assisted suicide as an option for parents with terminally ill children, according to a recent survey." OneNewsNow
"A seemingly ethical new technique for creating stem cells, described in Nature Biotechnologyin September, could be the most promising alternative approach to date." WORLD
"Amid increasing attempts to legalize euthanasia at the state level, the nation's second-largest network of physicians officially spoke out against it last week." BPNews
"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."
