Possible prenatal diagnosis of autism: Could geniuses be aborted?
Studies indicate that new technologies may allow doctors to diagnose autism while a child is…
Browsing: Bioethics
High Profile Stem Cell Scientist Heads for Lone Star State
One of Michigan’s most prominent embryonic stem cell research scientists will soon make the University…
Appeals Court Rules Taxpayer Money Can Fund Embryonic Research
On April 29th, a federal appeals court ruled that President Obama can use taxpayer money…
Australian Ethicist Calls for Breeding of Smart Babies
A leading Australian ethicist believes society has a moral obligation to genetically screen embryos to…
Obama To Overturn Conscience Clause That Protects Pro-Life Medical Workers
In 2008, former President George W. Bush issued a rule that forbade health care facilities…
More Evidence that Adult Stem Cells Work: A Man is now HIV-free
Doctors treating a patient’s leukemia with a bone marrow transplant have discovered an astonishing side…
First Official Leukemia Cure with Umbilical Cord Blood
Umbilical cord blood has officially cured a little girl of leukemia. In 2005, a four-year-old…
Second Round of Embryonic Stem Cell Treatments Begin Next Year
For only the second time in history, the U.S. government has approved funding and treatment…
More on the First Patient Treated with Embryonic Stem Cells
During October 2010, a patient in the U.S. became the first person in the world…
Two More Deaths Attributed to RU486
The September 30, 2010, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) included a…
