Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.
Monday, October 11, 2010
ALL Pro-life Today: Practicality, Pragmatism and Polls
Monday, October 11, 2010
COMMENTARY
PRACTICALITY, PRAGMATISM AND POLLS
by Lori Hoye When one looks at the number of children murdered by abortion, the travesty is apparent. The numbers are staggering. Today's guest commentator gives us the facts that show how devastating abortion is for our country, especially for African-Americans, and reiterates the importance of personhood for all.
Adult Stem Cells: More than Meets the Eye? http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU10J05&f=PG07J01 Family Research Council Liberals seem blind to the success of adult stem cells. Maybe if they saw the evidence from a recent Italian study, their eyes would be opened to the potential of ethical research. After cataracts, corneal disease is the second leading cause of blindness in the world. In September, Dr. Jean Peduzzi Nelson testified to the U.S. Senate about the success that Italian doctors have achieved at restoring sight to patients with corneal blindness, using adult stem cells. The details of the successful adult stem cell treatment were given in a June 2010 paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Italian doctors treated 112 patients who had corneal blindness from chemical burns. The clinical team isolated adult stem cells from a portion of the patient's eye, grew the cells in the lab to create many new corneal cells, and transplanted the new cells onto the damaged eyes. Over 77% of patients recovered normal vision, and 13% of patients had partial vision restored. One of the successful transplants was a man who had severe damage in both eyes as a result of a chemical burn in 1948. The doctors grafted stem cells from a small section of his left eye to both eyes. His vision is now close to normal. Seeing is believing! Adult stem cells are helping patients now!
The Incredible, Profitable Egg http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=106983 EWTN To the infertility industry, eggs spell enormous profit. The natural monthly rhythm of a woman's cycle is far too inefficient to satisfy the industry's voracious appetite. Consequently, egg donors are in hot demand. Infertility programs and their egg brokers place ads targeting young, healthy, college-aged women, characteristically altruistic, and short of cash, promising up to $50,000 in exchange for a carton of fresh eggs. A few weeks is all it takes. The risks are played down and the benefits seem obvious.
ALL Report: Colorado Amendment 62 American Life League
The November Colorado voters will have the opportunity to make a historic stand for human rights when they vote on Amendment 62 - a measure that would extend human rights to all human beings in the state of Colorado. As the country continues to grapple with the issue of equal rights for all, born and preborn, Colorado's Amendment 62 campaign has caught the attention of the nation.
