Just What Does the Irish Bioethics Council Stand For?:2nd Feb 06
Just What Does the Irish Bioethics Council Stand For?
The editor of the Alive! newspaper, Fr Brian McKevitt OP, recently questioned the agenda of the Irish Bioethics Council....More >>
Ireland Leads the Way in Adult Stem Cell Research:13th Dec 05
Adult stem cell technology has great potential to cure diseases and improve medical treatments, according to a leading Irish researcher in the field.
The Institute of Technology in...More >>
CAHR Rejects Humanity of Unborn:13th Sep 05
In its long-awaited report, the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction (CAHR) recommends that the Irish constitutional protection for the “unborn” should only begin when an embryo is...More >>
Stem Cells Taken from Child's Umbilical Cord:13th Sep 05
Stem cells have been taken from the umbilical cord of a boy born recently at a Co Derry hospital. According to the boy’s parents, they will be stored in case the baby has a serious disease...More >>
Expert Calls for Rejection of 'barbaric' Cell Research in Ireland:13th Sep 05
Ireland must never support embryo stem-cell research because it is “uncivilised and barbaric”, a leading scientist has insisted.
Professor Martin Clynes, who is head of the...More >>
Dublin Bioethics Conference and “taking, making and faking life”:13th Sep 05
On Saturday, May 29th, Family & Life, the Pro-Life Campaign and the Second Look Project held a co-sponsored conference at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Over 300 people attended “Cherishing...More >>
The Humanity of the Embryo. The Right to Life of the Embryo:13th Sep 05
Prominent Irish Scientist on Right to Life of the Human Embryo
Whether it is ethical to use human embryonic stem cells for research hinges on the question of how much respect...More >>
Ireland's Ban on Embryo Experimentation to Continue?:13th Sep 05
The Irish Medical Council will continue to ban embryo experimentation by the medical profession, according to draft ethical guidelines being prepared by the body.
The guidelines...More >>
Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Abortion:13th Sep 05
Writing on embryonic stem cell research in the Irish Times, Professor Peter Whittaker of the Irish Council on Bioethics said that stem cell research poses “serious moral and ethical...More >>
Family & Life's Response to CAHR Report:13th Jul 05
The Brave New World of CAHR
At long last, the report of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction (CAHR) has seen the light of day. The commission was established in March...More >>