The inherent commoditization of human beings is the glaring moral conundrum of in vitro fertilization. In the IVF process, a large number of eggs are typically siphoned from a woman in hopes of two things: that more perfect babies can be chosen from among the number...
Bioethics
Op-Ed: Case of teen on hospital lock-down proves abortion advocates just don´t get it
What do you get when you mix abortion supporters with news that a girl is on lock-down in a hospital receiving forced cancer treatments? Answer: lunacy. In a piece entitled,“You Can Murder Your Child, But You Can’t Make Medical Decisions For...
Suicide rollercoaster? One PhD student´s "euphoric" solution to death
In the wake of the highly-publicized November suicide of Brittany Maynard, media remain abuzz with the doctor-assisted suicide conversation. Perhaps the most disturbing and insidious hallmark of the conversation is the tendency by advocates to romanticize and...
Simple treatment has huge success in reversing the abortion pill for moms who change their minds
In concert with the growing use of the RU-486 abortion drug is a growing number of mothers who regret their decision immediately. The drug, which is actually a combination of two pills (one to starve the baby; the other to expel him from his mother’s...
Persisting gender discrimination in China hampers progress and Life
China’s gender discrimination problem is gargantuan, and a new Telegraph commentary by Yuan Ren suggests that the problem is only getting worse. China reportedly “loosened” the country’s notorious one-child policy, but, without...
Texas Right to Life Graduate Scholarship Program now Accepting Applications for 2015-2016 School Year
In addition to our wildly successful undergraduate scholarship program, the Dr. Joseph Graham Fellowship for College Pro-Life Leaders, Texas Right to Life maintains a flourishing graduate scholarship program for both medical and law students. The Dr. Joseph...
Feeding Lies to a Willing Press: How NOT to Start Good Faith Negotiations
In late February, Texas Right to Life was invited to a discussion about reforming Chapter 166 of the Health and Safety Code, known as the Texas Advance Directives Act or the “Ten-Day Law.” Worth noting is that Texas Right to Life is the only...
The RU-486 "abortion pill": human pesticide
The RU-486 “abortion pill” is a combination of drugs that work together to kill and then expel a preborn child from his mother’s womb. The first drug taken in a medical or “chemical” abortion (i.e., an abortion effected by the use of...