Restating basic truths in a time of moral decline and mental fatigue becomes a high priority. As the ancient Hebrews well knew, people perish for…
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 dramatic erosion of marriage and the explosion of out-of-control sexuality are not without their devastating consequences. Many acute observers have noted this. In 1968…
Why is it that Australia seems to produce so many “ethicists” who would perhaps have been perfectly at home in a certain European nation about…
Abortion is never far from the headlines. In Victoria the VLRC released its report recommending open slather on baby-killing. And the Rudd government is considering…
The report this week that scientists have now cloned embryos from adult monkeys takes us ever closer to the possibility of human cloning. Overcoming this…
It seems that the more desperate an infertile couple is to have children, the more willing they may be to take risks, and the more…
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…
Two recent events have highlighted the importance of clear ethical thinking on the issues of the day, and how we can learn from those who…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
What does it mean to be pro-life? There is some confusion as to what the term implies. If a person is opposed to abortion, must…
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.…
Last week all the world’s media was abuzz with reports of a new stem cell extraction method which purportedly leaves the embryo alive. I penned…
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…