Examining bioethics, morality, and culture from a distinctively orthodox Lutheran perspective. Site dedicated to the Holy Family.
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 28th, 2010
But then again, TheHill.com also reports her as saying that A bill can be bipartisan without bipartisan votes. Huh? That’s like saying a cake can be chocolate without any. . . chocolate. Methinks that the “A” Madam Speaker is referring to is abortion. Says the National Right to Life Committee, If all of the President’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 27th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 27th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2010
Emanuel (Emanuel E, et al., 2009, Ch 65) assesses the “reasonable availability” ethic that has come to the fore since the 1990s. He relates the generally-accepted principle that, in addition to providing a social good by developing drugs and procedures that improve community health, principles of ethical research require an equalization of risks and benefits [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2010
Like that winter rash that won’t go away, President Obama rolled out his version of a health care bill that adopts Senate language but not the House’s restrictive Stupak-Pitts Amendment limiting abortion coverage. About the president’s chafing itch to ram a health care bill down America’s throat, uber-cool bioethicist and attorney Wesley J. Smith warns, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2010
BOOK REVIEW: A Little Book on Joy: The Secret of Living a Goods News Life in a Bad News World. By Matthew C. Harrison. Fort Wayne: Lutheran Legacy Press, 2009. 212 pages. Paperback. $9.99; quantity discount. Click here to order. Reverend Matt Harrison’s newest book, A Little Book on Joy: The Secret of Living a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2010
Some talking points for my health care ethics class at Creighton this week: In week four, I contrasted Wallwork (2008) and Speer’s (2008) differing approaches to community involvement in research. In order to accommodate community insights, foster inclusiveness, and facilitate power-sharing, I suggested that community-research partnerships (CRPs) as highlighted by Wallwork would be “a far [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010
Now that all the hoopla is over and the anti-choice, pro-choicers have been exposed, visit Focus on the Family to hear and see the real story behind the Tebow ads. Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.