Many media outlets reported the recent remarks made by pop star Elton John. He argued that religions were by nature intolerant and bigoted, and they…
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…
The recent surrogate birth to Federal Labor MP Stephen Conroy and partner has reignited a long-standing debate about the ethics of surrogacy. As with all…
There were not one but two editorials in today’s Australian (November 8, 2006) that demonstrate how weak thinking and ethical poverty often run in tandem.…
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…
It is not often discussed, but perhaps the biggest losers in the new biotech revolution are women. They often pay the heaviest price, be it…
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…
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…
When radical social experiments are undertaken, it takes a while for the dust to settle and for clear assessments to be made as to how…
Welcome to the future. If you want to know where Australia is heading, just look at countries that are a few steps ahead. Consider Holland…
Without doubt abortion is a hugely divisive issue. But why is that? People disagree about the best flavour of ice cream, but it is not…
Theodore Dalrymple is an important thinker and writer who has just released an important new book. The book is about the growing problem of drug…
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…
Earlier this week the Australia Institute issued a report claiming that the corporate world is increasingly targeting and sexualising our children. Young girls especially are…
It is not hard to produce solid reasons as to why our school system is in need of a major overhaul. On a daily basis…
In the early 80s when a strange new disease appeared in Western cities, it was first called GRID by the medical community: Gay Related Immunodeficiency…
With a title like this, I expect the police would soon be knocking on my door. There should be community outrage. Parents should be appalled…
Following hard on the heels of Democrat Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja’s cloning bill, Liberal Senator Kay Patterson has just introduced her own version into the Senate.…
Today more than ever those concerned about the meaning of personhood and the dignity of human life need to be aware of the many developments…