by Texas Right to Life | Apr 1, 2008 | Bioethics, Newsletter
Stem cells are the basic building blocks of physiological tissue: they are cells not yet differentiated into specific types of tissue. Adult stem cells are multipotent, meaning that they have the potential to become many types of tissue. Scientists believe...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 1, 2008 | Newsletter
Prior to World War II, Germany enacted Operation T4—a program through which mentally and physically disabled individuals were euthanized in mass numbers. Upon the recommendation of Alfred Hoche, a noted psychiatrist, and Karl Binding, a prominent scholar of...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 1, 2008 | Newsletter
Pro-Lifers are often attacked because we vote on just one issue—Life. We are criticized for supporting or rejecting a candidate based on his or her commitment to defend innocent human life. This position, however, is defensible in several ways....
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 1, 2008 | Abortion, Newsletter
January 22, 2008, marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. In 1973, the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton court decisions legalized abortion on demand in America. Since then, women have been able to legally terminate their pregnancies through all nine months...
by Texas Right to Life | Dec 1, 2007 | Bioethics, Embryos and Cloning, Newsletter
What is Human Cloning? Cloning is a form of asexual reproduction. One method of asexual reproduction is somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), in which the nucleus from a human egg is discarded and a somatic cell (any human cell other than an egg or sperm cell)...
by Texas Right to Life | Sep 1, 2007 | Abortion, Newsletter
AI’s New Position on Abortion Amnesty International (AI) has long promoted human rights across the world; internationally, they are the largest and most influential human rights group. Until this year, their position regarding abortion has always been...
