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You may not like it, but federal taxpayer dollars will now go to experimenting on stem cells taken from human embryos, beyond those stem cell lines approved by the Bush administration, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2009 Guidelines on Human Stem Cell Research. The Guidelines go into effect July 7. According to [...]

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Geron Corp. will provide General Electric with human embryonic stem cells, from existing lines permitted under the Bush Administration, in order to test drug toxicity. The human embryonic stem cells will allow researchers to replace lab rats in experimentation. Shares of lab rat stocks fell precipitously on the [...]

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You can read Ms. Somerville’s clear and compelling treatment of the ESCR (embryonic stem cell research) issue here.

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The devil hates Eve, for she is the mother of all living; indeed prefigured by the blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, she is the New Eve, the Church, the Bride of Christ. Throughout history Satan has has pursued Eve in order to subjugate, control, disparage, exploit, and ultimately destroy her. No small wonder [...]

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From the Family Research Council blog: The President’s Council on Bioethics is no more. With a one-day notice, the members were told in a letter from the President that their services were no longer required. Pack up, get out. Forget the fact that they had a couple of interesting reports coming out soon, one more [...]

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From FRCblog.com: While the federal government lurches toward ignoring patients and wasting more taxpayer dollars on unethical, unsuccessful embryonic stem cell research, there are some bright spots in several states where ethics, and real adult stem cell treatments, are being promoted. LOUISIANA Prohibiting Human-Animal Hybrids SB 115 has been sent to Gov. Jindal for his [...]

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The New York State Catholic Conference is reporting that the Empire State Stem Cell Board will recommend June 11 that state taxpayer funds be used to pay women to harvest their eggs (oocytes) for research purposes. To the tune of, oh, ten grand. Says Kathleen M. Gallagher, director of pro-life activities for the conference, “The [...]

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Although “Woman X,” a thirty-five-year-old scientist, had a pre-existing ovarian condition, her sad story adds further weight to the argument that the hyperstimulation of ovaries is. not. a. good. thing. As readers of Bioethike know, besides a procedure for in vitro fertilization (IVF), ovary hyperstimulation of thousands if not more women will be required in [...]

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Every now and then one comes across an article like this one from USA Today, in which the embryonic stem cell – tumor connection is brought to light: ‘The link between stem and tumor cells in science is a very old one,’ says Paul Knoepfler of the University of California Davis School of Medicine in [...]

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The Edmond Sun reports that Oklahoma lawmakers passed 83-0 a ban on the creation of human embryos through cloning for the purpose of harvesting their stem cells. The bill will now go to the Oklahoma Senate.

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