The news wires are buzzing about Nadya Suleman, the woman who had eight babies through IVF. Questions are being raised about the ethics of the case, both because of her circumstances—she already has six children—and the number of children born. From the story: Fertility experts have . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the purposes of professional medical organizations is to stand up for proper ethical policies and laws. Lately, we have seen too many such organizations going “neutral,” on assisted suicide. How an organization dedicated to defending doctors and patients can be indifferent to one . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m generally ambiguous about “civil religion” with one magnificent exception—when the Pittsburgh Steelers play in the Super Bowl. And then, there’s nothing ambiguous about it. In the Pavlischek household just about everything is open for criticism and debate with the . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s an event sure to interest our readers in the sunny world of Atlanta, Georgia: Michael Scaperlanda and William Chip, two First Things contributors, will be holding a debate on illegal immigration—”A Response To Those In Our Midst”—on Tuesday, February 3, at 7 p.m. . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a revealing statement from the mother of the woman who gave birth to octuplets in Los Angeles earlier this week: She said that doctors had given her daughter the option of reducing the number of embryos, but she had declined. “What do you suggest she should have done? She refused . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, this is very refreshing. An article published two years ago in the journal Chest ( 2007; 132:1987–1993) suggests that coercive medical futility be replaced with a different—and from my perspective, far more positive—approach to handling intractable disputes between a medical . . . . Continue Reading »
“I’m neither pro-life nor pro-choice, but this is the best pro-life ad I’ve ever seen.” So said one NBC employee, after watching CatholicVote.org ‘s latest ad, ” Life: Imagine the Potential .” If you haven’t seen this forty-second film yet, by all . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter Beinart thinks so : When it comes to culture, Obama doesn’t have a public agenda; he has a public anti-agenda. He wants to remove culture from the political debate. He wants to cut our three-sided political game back down to two . . . . culture wars do end. In the 1920s, immigration, . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is an excerpt from an article on Chantal Delsol I have forthcoming in Perspectives on Political Science : In the place of “true judgment” or prudence, the defenders of international justice satisfy their hunger for rational certitude and analytical specificity with mere . . . . Continue Reading »
“Trouble” really is Ernest’s middle name! . . . . Continue Reading »
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