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“Assisted suicide” or “Assisted homicide”?
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David Gibson
In Georgia, a sting operation snares members of the “Final Exit Network.” The Times has the story, and it doesn’t sound like euthanasia. On emotional issues like this, an over-the-top case can change the national discourse is this such a case. Read on… ATLANTA — An undercover state investigator told a right-to-die network that he…
Coulter v. Maher: The Blond leading the Blind
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David Gibson
Or is it vice versa? I guess we’ll have to wait for video of the 2009 Speaker Series, which features right-wing harridan Ann Coulter against left-wing God-baiter Bill Maher. Now there’s a choice. The NYT has a story (and photos below) about the matchup. A tease: She [Coulter] and Mr. Maher had agreed to face…
Obama’s stem cell flop
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David Gibson
How many ways did Barack Obama go wrong in yesterday’s policy change on stem cell research? Here are a few of the larger themes, and some able dissections of them: ONE: Why didn’t Obama say more about the promise of adult stem cells–and do something to promote that promise? He said that the administration will support…
Brazil abortion story update: “We are killing childhood”
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David Gibson
Catholic News Service has the best coverage I’ve seen (no surprise) that clears up many of the confusions of the previous coverage (and in my post) about the nine-year-old Brazilian gril who was raped by her stepfather, impregnated with twins (she herself is 66 pounds), then prescribed an abortion. For one thing, she could not have been automatically…
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