In the aftermath of President Obama’s executive order on the funding of stem-cell research and human cloning, Democrats for Life of America published the following statement:
“Democrats For Life of America disagreed with the Mexico City Policy reversal but had an opportunity to air our concerns with representatives of the Administration. But the announcement that President Obama [...]
USA Today: “Mr. President, we need more than lip service” – David Gushee
“Centrist evangelicals like me embraced Barack Obama’s campaign pledge to help bridge the gaps of the culture wars. Instead, the president’s short record on abortion-related issues is familiar- and disappointing – rather than revolutionary.”
Prominent evangelical David Gushee, distinguished university professor of Christian Ethics [...]
In the aftermath of President Obama’s executive order on funding embryonic stem-cell research, Robert P. George (Princeton University) and Douglas Kmiec (Pepperdine Law School) corresponded via email regarding President Obama’s position on human cloning and Kmiec’s statements on this position in an interview with Dan Gilgoff. This exchange has been reproduced in 5 parts by [...]
During the presidential campaign, self-identified pro-life supporters of Barack Obama claimed that despite differences between Obama and John McCain on abortion, the two candidates had the same position on embryonic stem cell research. The truth is, though, that they did not. Although McCain supported efforts to lift Bush administration funding limitations for research [...]
Weekly Standard: Perpetuating a Needless Stem Cell War – Ryan Anderson
Wall Street Journal: The President Politicizes Stem-Cell Research – Robert P. George and Eric Cohen
NRO: Obama’s False Choice – Yuval Levin
By Yuval Levin, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Amidst the fawning press coverage of President Obama’s overturning of the Bush stem cell funding policy, it is important to understand a few basic facts about what he has and has not done.
Breitbart: Obama overturns Bush policy on embryonic stem cells – AP
For more information about embryonic stem cell research funding, see Policy Briefing: Conscience Protection of Medical Personnel
By Michael J. New, University of Alabama
President Obama’s nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Secretary of Health and Human Services has set off a firestorm of controversy in Catholic political circles. A number of Catholic organizations, citing Sebelius’ steadfast support for legal abortion and her cozy relationship with notorious late term abortionist George Tiller, [...]
Excerpts from Archbishop Joseph Naumann’s column in The Leaven archdiocesan newspaper published March 6, 2009. Read the entire column at www.theleaven.com
The appointment of Governor Sebelius as the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerns me on many levels. With her history of support for legalized abortion and embryonic stem cell research, it is troubling the [...]
By Michael Fragoso, Center for Human Life and Bioethics of the Family Research Council
On December 18th, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services promulgated regulations on the conscience rights of healthcare professionals. While the regulations themselves are new, conscience protection of medical personnel at the federal level dates back to the time of [...]