A Bioethical Division of International Life Services, Inc.
By Miguel A. Endara, Ph.D. Toward the end of the Second World War, as the Allied forces began to occupy the German strongholds and camps, they began to make horrific discoveries. Previously, there were only rumors of abuse of Jews … Continued
By Germaine Wensley RN Perhaps you’ve seen articles about how human stem cell therapy has helped and even cured individuals. Maybe you’ve wondered what stem cells really are or where they can be found. Stem cells are the very basic cells found in our … Continued
By Rabbi Louis J. Feldman When the Roe vs. Wade decision was made on January 22, 1973, the floodgates of possibility for coercion against denominational institutions were wide open. The worst fears of the religious community were realized when a … Continued
Excerpted by Elizabeth Hanink from article by Fritz Baumgartner MD, and Gabriel Flores MD. Recently a member of the Scholl Advisory Board published a study in the Linacre Quarterly concerning the attitudes of future doctors with respect to the Hippocratic Oath. The Oath … Continued
By Miguel A. Endara, Ph.D. On November 1, 2014, Brittany Maynard, under Oregon’s euthanasia law, ended her life.[1] Prior to this event Compassion & Choices International produced a video where she gave her reasons for wanting to commit physician-assisted-suicide.[2] Maynard … Continued
by Jonathon van Maren, Communications Director, Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform We don’t kill problems anymore. We kill people, and pretend that it is the same thing. I noted some time ago that the concept of “dying with dignity” is rapidly … Continued
Just as the English use the word “tea” in a variety of ways, so the medical and ethics professionals use the word palliative or terminal in a variety of ways. The only one sure thing to say about this particular … Continued
An overview: History has numerous instances of a progression following the departure from God-given rights and decrees to devastating unintended consequences. This has been termed the slippery slope. Over 40 years ago abortion on demand throughout a pregnancy became legal in America. At that time … Continued
OVERVIEW To quote this documentary: “Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were handsome bright university students in 1942 Germany. As members of the Hitler Youth, they had once been enthusiastic supporters of the German renewal promised by National Socialism. But as their realization of … Continued
By Elizabeth Hanink, RN, PHN, BSN Child abuse is routinely reported in gruesome detail and we wonder how anyone could do such things to a youngster. Sadly, elder abuse is a growing criminal problem, much less reported, barely acknowledged even. It often involves the … Continued
