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(An updated proposal and website dedicated to this issue can be viewed at www.ElliotInstitute.org/eugenics) Cloning & Genetic Engineering David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Clearly the cloning issue has attracted public attention and there is a widespread public sentiment to ban this practice, while eugenicists are seeking ways to minimize any regulations. Rather than limit ourselves to […]
(An updated proposal and website dedicated to this issue can be viewed at www.ElliotInstitute.org/eugenics) MEMO Date: 9/15/97 From: David C. Reardon, Ph.D., Director To: Interested Parties Re: Extending a Cloning Ban to Include A Ban on All Genetic Engineering of Human Beings The Human Engineering Prohibition Act Clearly the cloning issue has attracted public attention […]
GOP Abortion Plank Needs New Emphasis on Compassion David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Every politician hates abortion. Some support the right to abortion, of course, but they all hate the issue. It is extraordinarily divisive–perhaps the most impassioned issue of our day. Opinions are so polarized that it is nearly impossible for politicians to do what […]
Didn’t former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop conclude that there are no psychological consequences from abortion? Actually, no. Dr. Koop was assigned by President Ronald Reagan to produce a report on the psychological impact of abortion on women. What Koop told the President is that he could not find any studies at that time […]
Federal Abortion Information Depository (FAID) Purpose: To assist physicians in providing full disclosure, and to provide citizens with a central clearinghouse for information regarding relevant to decisions regarding abortion. Method: The Library of Congress would be required to establish and maintain an thoroughly indexed depository of all documents and materials which citizens believe […]