Historical Archive
“Suffering and Choice”
By Julie Grimstad, President of the Board of HALO The problem of suffering has confronted mankind ever since Adam and Eve lost paradise. Suffering – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual – is an inescapable element of human life. Fortunately, modern … Continued
Disability Rights Opposition to Assisted Suicide and Genetic Manipulation
By Skylar Covich PhD In this essay, I discuss my personal observations of the blind community’s approaches to life issues, and summarize the approaches that disabled activists have used to contribute to the case for life from conception to natural … Continued
Changes in Hospice in the Last Thirty Years
by Rabbi Louis J. Feldman, Ph.D. Ask a very elderly physician who has reached the venerable age of 95 or older and he/she will tell you heart-rending stories of entire wards of patients who died for lack of a simple … Continued
Will Conscience Protection For Those In The Medical Profession Survive?
By Germaine Wensley RN, BS and Andra Saglimbene, JD What will the medical profession look like if conscience rights are not protected? The foundations of modern western medicine are derived from the classical Greek tradition (800 B.C. – 200 A.D.)1 … Continued
Hospice and Palliative Care Do Differ
Author: Betty Odello, RN, MN It is important to know that there is a difference between palliative and hospice care. Both aim to keep the patient comfortable and pain free. While hospice care is reserved for a patient during the … Continued
Prolife at End of Life: Redefining the Hospice Movement to Protect the Vulnerable
Author: Dr. Cristen Krebs, DNP, ANP-BC “As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” -Matthew 25:40 Scripture reminds us that as Christians, it is our duty to care for the … Continued
Safeguarding Human Dignity in the Age of CRISPR-Cas 9 Technology
By Miguel A. Endara Ph.D In November 2018, several prestigious academies of science sponsored the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing held at the University of Hong Kong. The purpose of the Summit was to explore topics such as … Continued
Are Human-Made Laws Always Moral
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
Those Amazing Little Stem Cells and What They Can Do
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
CONSCIENCE PROTECTION
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