Bioethike

Among hot political contests in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York tomorrow, Maine voters have an opportunity to overturn a law recognizing same-sex marriage in that state. You can read more about it in this AP report.
How did New England get to be so liberal? As I mentioned here, you can blame it (partly) on [...]

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From Bryan/College Station KBTX.com:
Planned Parenthood has been a part of Abby Johnson’s life for the past eight years; that is until last month, when Abby resigned. Johnson said she realized she wanted to leave, after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure. “I just thought I can’t do this anymore, and it was just like [...]

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. . . according to this rosy report from The New York Times. And yet,
a fight over abortion coverage could still imperil the legislation, and Mr. Obama could lose some votes from liberals upset that the bill includes a weakened “public option,” a government insurance plan to compete with the private sector.

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As part of my course work at Creighton University, here’s my contribution to last week’s discussion on the landmark Supreme Court case establishing a “right to privacy” and legalizing contraception nationwide.
Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 459 (1965)
Hindsight is 20-20. The forty-plus years after Griswold have validated the concerns expressed by social and religious conservatives and [...]

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