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In a major national poll by the Los Angeles Times, 56 percent of women admitting to a past abortion reported a sense of guilt and 26 percent regretted choosing abortion.(1) It should be noted that as with similar studies, the number of women who admitted having abortions was much less than half the actual abortion […]
Elliot Institute calls for a ban on human genetic engineering The Elliot Institute for Social Sciences Research has called for a presumptive criminal ban against human cloning and genetic engineering of humans and fetal experimentation. This call for a ban comes in the wake of public controversy over human cloning. Many public officials, including the […]
Parental Consent & Judicial Bypass Regarding Birth Control Prescriptions for Minors In general, the bill would require consent from at least one custodial parent or legal guardian before birth control could be provided to a minor. Preferably, proof of parental consent would require that the parent accompany the daughter to the physician’s or family planning […]
(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 […]