When academics call for baby killing, you know we have reached the outer limits of the moral atmosphere. Our mighty intellects, who are supposed to…
When you combine moral relativism, a war on truth, out-of-control radical individualism, and a pro-death culture, you get the madness that passes for our daily…
A hallmark of contemporary Western culture is an obsessive fixation on the wants and desires of adults, to the exclusion of all else. As long…
Daily headlines speak to the enormous impact the new bio-technologies are having on all of us. Whether it is a breakthrough in genetic engineering, stem…
I was absolutely gobsmacked to read this headline: “Child’s life is the best Mother’s Day gift.” And I was further bowled over to read the…
It seems that learning from the mistakes of history is not one of the strong points of many intellectuals. Although we can be taught so…
While many adults applaud the new reproductive technologies, many children conceived by these means are far from thrilled with them. Many are left not knowing…
I must confess: I simply do not read all the gossip mags, so I do not know whether Nicole Kidman used a surrogate arrangement because…
Life used to be seen as a gift. Now it is being demanded as a right. Up until recently every new life coming into the…
Another day, another case of child abuse. But this is politically correct child abuse. Thus it is condoned, approved of, favoured and celebrated. As long…
There are a number of defining features of the post-Christian West. Some of our highest virtues and values now include personal autonomy, personal choice, and…
While modern reproductive technologies might seem like a blessing to some, they are certainly not free of major problems. Indeed, many people have warned about…
There is one thing that can be counted on with absolute certainly in this relativistic world: there is a protected species which no one even…
Bioethics has to do with moral reflection on biological and biotechnological developments. Such ethical thinking is certainly needed, since biotechnology is racing ahead, often impervious…
One of the big problems with living in an age of rights is that when one person demands his or her rights, often someone else…
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,…
For those couples who have genuine biological infertility problems, various assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF can seem like a real godsend. The desire…
The danger always exists that if science can do something, it will do it. But simply because something can be done does not mean that…
One keeps coming back to the dictum attributed to GK Chesterton: “When a man ceases to believe in God, he does not believe in nothing.…
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…