Happening now is the #INHUMAN TweetFest, from 8am-8pm in whatever timezone you happen to inhabit. The goal of this event is to raise awareness about late-term abortion. A legitimate question was raised on the event page by Sandra: "Is this supposed to be 'Inhumane'? It just seems a little strange to call another person inhuman when he is indeed human. It is his behavior that … [Read more...]
The Strange Story of Dr. Kermit Gosnell and the National Press (Part 3)
The press (news media) is very good at covering big stories. News managers decide what stories are big enough to warrant extended coverage with multiple reporters bringing a wide variety of angles to the stories. Notice the words - "news managers decide." That's a key to understanding why the national press has decided not to cover the Gosnell trial as a BIG story. … [Read more...]
Desperate Human Beings: The Walking Dead and Ethics
“Horror is not a glimpse into someone’s dark imagination, but a bridge into corners of everyday life most of us would rather not think about.” - Tauriq Moosa ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Walking Dead and Philosophy brings together a number of philosophers and ethicists to analyze … [Read more...]
The Strange Story of Dr. Kermit Gosnell and the National Press (Part 2)
While the murder trial of abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell is receiving a little more national media attention than when the trial began, the press is still missing the point of the story. Abortion is not an issue of the cleanliness of the clinic or the safety of the women undergoing the abortion or the qualifications of the people assisting Dr. Gosnell in performing … [Read more...]
The Strange Story of Dr. Kermit Gosnell and the National Press
"Why isn't the national press reporting about the Gosnell trial?" Several of my friends on Facebook asked that question recently. Here was my quick response to one of them. … [Read more...]
The Gosnell Trial and Destroying the Image of God
Kirsten Powers’ recent article on the trial of abortion “doctor” Kermit Gosnell, which ran in the April 11th edition of USA Today, is something not to be missed. Powers rightly calls out the odd suppression and, in some cases, revisionism being practiced by the media where the current Pennsylvania abortion trial is concerned. Her concerns are echoed by others such as Jon Healey … [Read more...]
Politicians, Legislation, Value of Life and Morality.
The NSW Greens say people whose religious views are blocking voluntary euthanasia laws are making the lives of vulnerable people even more wretched and should butt out. "It's time they recognised they are in the minority and got out of the way," Greens MP Cate Faehrmann said in this article. Here is a letter I have since sent to our relevant politicians to help better … [Read more...]
"Moral Bioenhancement" and Academic Blindness
David DeGrazia, professor at George Washington University, has written a peer-reviewed paper for the Journal of Medical Ethics on "Moral Bioenhancement" (MB). The suggestion is to "encourage or require" advanced technologies, including genetic and embryonic "selection" to enhance the moral status of the human race. I learned about this through William Briggs's excellent … [Read more...]
Crossing the Most Dangerous Line: How some bioethicists undermine human value
Our point is only that there is nothing bad about death or killing other than disability and disabling. (Sinnott-Armstrong and Miller, cited below) The authors also do not agree with the term euthanasia for this practice [after birth abortions] as the best interest of the person who would be killed is not necessarily the primary reason his or her life is being terminated. In … [Read more...]
Nazis, Eugenics and Relativism
I was reading an article last week and it hit a nerve! It might not seem like much but for me it was one article too many promoting injustice in a positive light. … [Read more...]