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Does the human embryo deserve our full respect and protection? In their recent book, Embryo: A Defense of Human Life, Robert George and Christopher Tollefsen argue convincingly that it does. Prof. George joins us on today's program about the argume ...
A deaf couple in Britain has sparked a firestorm of controversy by stating their intention to choose a deaf embryo during the IVF process. The case raises serious questions about matters of bioethics and human dignity for today's show. ...
The development of In Vitro Fertilization technologies [IVF] has produced what one key observer has called "a rather unexpected aspect" of the technique -- the destruction of well over a million human embryos in Great Britain alone. As reported in T ...
For some time now ethicists have warned that the development of real animal-human combinations -- known as chimeras -- was nearing on the horizon. Now, according to some reports, the future has arrived. As William Saletan reports in The Washington P ...
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Is the notion of fatherhood becoming obsolete? Researchers at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in Great Britain say they are on the verge of creating sperm cells from bone marrow. This would allow women to conceive children completely without me ...
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Well, never doubt the power of the media. My recent article on homosexuality ignited a firestorm in the public square. Why? We may never know -- but the controversy represents both a challenge and an opportunity. Several thoughts: I must admit much ...
What if you could know that your unborn baby boy is likely to be sexually attracted to other boys? Beyond that, what if hormonal treatments could change the baby's orientation to heterosexual? Would you do it? Some scientists believe that such develo ...