by Texas Right to Life | May 1, 2008 | Bioethics, Newsletter
What is Terminal Sedation? Terminal sedation (also known as deep sedation) is the medical practice of administering sufficient palliative drugs to render a patient unconscious. This type of sedation is usually used only when lesser pain management is...
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 | 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 | Feb 1, 2007 | Bioethics, Newsletter
What are Stem Cells? Stem cells are the basic building blocks of physiological tissue: they are cells that are not yet differentiated into specific types of tissue. Through normal development, they will become every type of tissue in the human body. They...
