Another NY Times article on the “brave new world”
Here is a link to another NY Times article discussing the ethical implications of pre-natal tests that allow pregnant women to learn the sex of their unborn children.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/sunday-review/if-you-really-really-wanted-a-girl.html The article focuses on the new tests that allow women to learn the sex of their baby very early during pregnancy, with the concern that this will increase abortions for reasons of sex-selection. […]
more commentary on NY Times story on “selective reduction”
Last week, I posted an item about the NY Times story on selective reduction. http://uffl.org/blog/?p=1493 There has been continuing commentary on this story. Here are links to a couple of posts on the Mirror of Justice blog. Here http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/08/the-failure-of-liberal-bioethics.html and http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/08/the-real-test-of-pro-choice-honesty.html Richard M.
Frank Beckwith’s commentary on Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion”
Here is a link to Frank Beckwith’s recent column discussing Judith Jarvis Thomson’s famous article entitled “A Defense of Abortion.” http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/thomsons-defense-of-abortion-at-forty.html In the article, Thomson presented the violinist analogy. Frank’s discussion in this column criticizes Thomson’s analogy for “not really granting the pro-life view of persoonhood.” He concludes this column with this paragraph: “Because of these institutions and ways […]
NY Times magazine story on “selective reduction”
The New York Times magazine has a story entitled “The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy,” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/magazine/the-two-minus-one-pregnancy.html?_r=1, which deals with “selective reduction. Here is a commentary from LifeNews. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/08/10/new-york-times-touts-selective-reduction-as-a-half-abortion/ Richard M.
Western nations pressuring Latin American nations to liberalize abortion laws
Here is a link to a story from the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute on Western nations who are misusing the UN Human Rights Process to pressure nations in Latin America to liberalize their abortion laws. http://www.c-fam.org/fridayfax/volume-14/latin-america-pressured-to-liberalize-abortion-laws-under-un-human-rights-process.html This is a part of a worrisome trend of pro-abortions forces attempting to use a non-existent international right to […]
New York Times magazine article on Down syndrome
Here is a link to a story in the National Right to Life News about a very interesting article in the New York Times Sunday magazine (of July 31, 2011). http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2011/08/a-father%e2%80%99s-love-a-father%e2%80%99s-search/ The magazine article is very touching. It tells the story of Dr. Alberto Costa and his daughter Tyche who has Down syndrome. Dr. Costa is a doctor […]
The Obama Administration and conscience protection
Here is a good piece by John Garvey (President of Catholic U) on the Obama Administration’s recent threat to conscience rights. LifeNews has two stories on the same issue: Groups: Obama Admin Decision Violates Catholic Conscience Rights and
Interview with Father Miscamble CSC
The Mirror of Justice blog highlights an interview with Father Miscamble here. In the interview, Father Miscamble discusses (among other things) various pro-life initiatives at Notre Dame. The actual interview can be found here. Richard M.
AP story on wave of pro-life laws
Here is a link to an AP story on the wave of pro-life laws that have been passed this year by state legislatures. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ANTI_ABORTION_LAWS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Here’s the last paragraph in the article: “We talk about accumulating victories,” said Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life. “Any time you want to make long-term change, on an […]
important withdrawal of treatment case in England
Here is a link to a story in the National Right to Life News about an important case in England. The British take on the case can be found here. The Bland case (1993) authorized English courts to allow the withdrawal of artifically provided food and water from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). […]