The debate over cloning and stem cell research is vitally important because the focal point of these new biotechnologies is human life. How we are…
It did not quite make the front pages of most papers. In fact, it only made it to page 10 of today’s Herald Sun. But…
The embryo stem cell (ESC) hype continues to bubble along, with a seeming avalanche of support from the media and many of our ruling elites.…
Those who would cannibalise the human embryo continue to hype their cause, this time with the possibility of stem cell extraction which leaves the embryo…
In both Australia and America there is a major battle taking place over stem cell research. As readers of this site will be aware, there…
There is a lot of clouded thinking on the issue of stem cell research. A good case in point is an editorial in today’s Australian…
The issues of cloning in general and stem cell research in particular have swamped the media during the past several years. As in earlier debates…
In the March 29 Melbourne Age there appeared an article by Peter Singer entitled “Why we should ignore the Catholic Church on stem cells”. In…
For some time now we have known that the taste of Pepsi is based in part on the use of aborted babies. And now the…
Two recent bioethics announcements have added a few more nails to the coffin of humanity. While these new biomedical breakthroughs promise much about medical research,…
The twin headlines in a Sunday newspaper said it all: “US ends stem cell ban;” “Obama’s whale stance”. Here we have more proof – as…
It seems the more controversial an issue is, the more sloppy the thinking and the more immoral the evaluation. Abortion is a good case in…
In the battles over embryo research, stem cell science, and the like, the media often presents a quite one-sided take on the issues. They can…
The Australian House of Representatives has just voted to allow the passage of a clone and kill bill. The Patterson Bill was passed by a…
It was rather odd to see so many female Senators voting for human cloning the other week. This in spite of the fact that many…
The clone and kill bill to be debated in the House of Reps next week is a strange bit of legislation. While it has some…
Despite the number of credible scientists who argued against human cloning, the Australian Senate nonetheless went ahead and voted for it to occur here. Not…
This week the Senate debates whether we allow embryo research and human cloning. The media often likes to argue that this is a battle between…
Because the stakes are so high with many of the new biotechnologies, proponents of them often resort to word games to cover up what is…
As the Federal Government still debates the issue of human cloning, the impression remains that on the one side of the debate are scientists, and…