Australian Federation of Right to Life Associations, 2003. Recent developments in medical technology, the increasing secularization of society, and the return of eugenics have combined…
In mid-July a High Court ruling declared that a doctor had to pay the costs of rearing a child following a botched sterilisation. A Brisbane…
The Victorian Government has recently issued a draft code on reproductive technology, stem cells and embryo research. It has been written by the Stem Cell…
Norton, 2002. In this volume Middle East expert Daniel Pipes looks at the changing world since September 11. While some of the essays here were…
There are certain taboo subjects which in an age of Political Correctness are pretty much guaranteed never to see the light of day. Many such…
Doubleday, 2001. I realize that I am taking a risk. As a Protestant reviewing a decidedly Catholic book for a partly Catholic audience, I walk…
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…
Thirty years ago American Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a report called “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”. In it he wrote these…
In the last few months they have come out in favour of legalising drugs, X-rated videos, surrogacy and euthanasia. They have recently called for accepting…
A recent court case involving a baby conceived by IVF for two lesbians has reopened the issue of homosexual access to children. A Melbourne court…
There are a number of important reasons why marijuana use should not be decriminalised or legalised. Legalisation of marijuana will greatly increase the number of…
Encounter Books, 1993. Myron Magnet’s book is an excellent example of why 1960s leftists should be having second thoughts. In a nutshell, he argues that…
The Federal Government’s decision to include homosexual couples in its definition of family makes two things quite clear: it is especially eager to cater to…
California, for those who know anything about that famous American state, is regarded by many as a land of fruits and nuts. All things weird…
The murder of two year-old James Bulger by two pre-teenage boys horrified England and the world. It seemed an anomaly. It was not. Shortly after…
Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991. Exactly two years ago Kuwait was an occupied nation. In the West a tremendous debate took place as to…
Harvest House Press, 1990. “In our time,” wrote George Orwell, “political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. Things like the continuation…