First Thoughts

Testimony Against Physician-Assisted Suicide

On Feb. 4, I testified before a joint Assembly Committee as to why physician-assisted suicide should remain illegal in California. Here is that . . . . Continue Reading »

PETA Tries to Destroy the Australian Wool Industry

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) purpose for existing is to obliterate any human enterprise that uses animals—no matter how humane the animals are treated, the harm to humans that would be caused, or the economic cost. Toward this end, PETA is currently organizing . . . . Continue Reading »

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Restore Sight and Speech

Here is some potentially good news. Umbilical cord blood stem cells have apparently restored sight and speech to a child with cerebral palsy. Keep in mind this report is a press release and not a peer reviewed journal, and thus caution is the watchword of the day. But this apparent success is a heck . . . . Continue Reading »

Cloned Embryo in UK not an Embryo in US

The lack of candor and honesty by some cloning proponents in the U.S. demeans democracy. When it was announced that Ian Wilmut, the creator of Dolly the sheep, intends to create cloned embryos for use in research, the British press and some U.S. stories acknowledged that the “product” of . . . . Continue Reading »

Some Truth on Intelligent Design

As a proud senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, I am often attacked by my debating opponents as being part of a “creationist” think tank, the idea being that my secular-based advocacy about bioethics is really religion in disguise. This canard is a reference to Discovery’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Assisted Suicide Setback in Hawaii

To the best of my knowledge, there are four states threatened with legalized assisted suicide this year: Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Vermont. Good news from the Aloha State: A committee has turned thumbs down on legalization. It isn’t over yet, but it seems highly unlikely at this point . . . . Continue Reading »

Euthanasia Ideologues Facilitate Most Oregon Assisted Suicides

I will be testifying today in Sacramento against legalizing assisted suicide in California. As I was preparing for my appearance, I found some interesting information about how assisted suicide in Oregon is actually conducted. Oregon voters were assured during the campaign to legalize assisted . . . . Continue Reading »

The cloning crowd’s ability to denigrate adult stem cell research is quickly losing steam. Check out this report that bone marrow stem cells may be pluripotent and can grow heart cells. It’s not over yet, but all very encouraging. Indeed, I believe this cultural struggle will be won if . . . . Continue Reading »

Do Bio Scientists Know Any Limits?

I have an article in today’s Daily Standard about the “anything goes” ideology that now permeates biotechnology. Check it out in the “What’s New” department of my WEB site. . . . . Continue Reading »

I testified alongside Dr. David Prentice in Missouri yesterday urging support of legislation that would outlaw all human cloning in the “Show Me” state. Here is a pretty fair newspaper description of the event. The text of my presentation is available on my WEB site under . . . . Continue Reading »