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Dramatic Sunset over San Francisco Bay and the Campanile

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February 10, 2021
Human Flourishing}

UC Berkeley Forbids Solitary Outdoor Exercise to Fight COVID

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February 10, 2021
Human Flourishing}

The Party of Science strikes again. The loons who run U.C. Berkeley have told students who live in dorms that they are forbidden from outdoor exercise! Read More ›

Chinese flags on barbed wired wall in Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China.

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February 9, 2021
Human Rights}

Let’s Not Betray Our Anti-Genocide Pledge

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February 9, 2021
Human Rights}

The splendid Nina Shea of the Hudson Institute reminds us that, “Were the U.S. State Department to quietly drop its concern about the Uighur genocide for the sake of climate change partnership with China, it would be tragic for the Uighur Muslims. It would also thoroughly betray the 73-year genocide pledge of “never again”. Read More ›

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February 8, 2021
Nature and Conservation}

How Much More Should We Pay for Costco’s Chickens?

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February 8, 2021
Nature and Conservation}

New York Times columnist Nick Kristof wrote one of his periodic columns decrying industrial methods of animal husbandry. This time, he focused on chickens and the raising methods that permit Costco to sell a whole rotisserie chicken for only $4.99. Read More ›

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February 2, 2021
Human Rights}

More Proof of China Uyghur Atrocities

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February 2, 2021
Human Rights}

The BBC is out with a horrific report detailing firsthand accounts of the brutality to which Uyghurs are subjected — particularly women. Read More ›

Liquid Nitrogen bank containing suspension of stem cells. Cell culture for the biomedical diagnostic

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February 2, 2021
Stem Cell Research}

Push on to Allow Expanded Human-Embryo Research

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February 2, 2021
Stem Cell Research}

Back when embryonic-stem-cell and other types of experimentation on early embryos commenced, “the scientists” promised they would always limit their activities to embryos in Petri dishes to the maximum of 14 days in development. Read More ›

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January 26, 2021
Euthanasia}

Now Hawaii Wants Non-Physician-Assisted Suicide

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January 26, 2021
Euthanasia}

Always remember that the first iteration of assisted-suicide legalization is not the last iteration. Over time — and once people get used to doctors prescribing for suicide or giving lethal jabs — the laws are loosened to make more people eligible to die, or to expand the cadre of medical professionals entitled to end patient’s lives. Read More ›

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January 22, 2021
Conscience}

Equality Act’s Attack on Religious Liberty, Medical Conscience

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January 22, 2021
Conscience}

President Biden said during the campaign that he supported the Equality Act, which is being sold as a means of guaranteeing equality for LGBT people. But it does more than that. It would destroy medical conscience by removing existing protections that permit doctors and nurses to refuse participation in abortion, and it would gut the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Read More ›

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January 18, 2021
Euthanasia}

Washington Bill to Let Non-Doctors Participate in Assisted Suicide

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January 18, 2021
Euthanasia}

When selling the legalization of assisted suicide, activists always promise that strict guidelines will protect against abuse. Read More ›

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January 16, 2021
Abortion, Patient Care}

HHS Rule Would Have Prohibited Discrimination Against Babies with Disabilities

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January 16, 2021
Abortion, Patient Care}

Working until the last minute, the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule that would protect babies born prematurely from death — including those who survive abortion — and disabled people generally from discrimination in the health-care context. Read More ›

A concept based on the Canadian healthcare system.

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January 15, 2021
Euthanasia}

Reader’s Digest Canada Pushes Euthanasia, Ignores Hospice

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January 15, 2021
Euthanasia}

The push is on in Canada to normalize euthanasia as the best way to die — to save money and emotional turmoil. How hard is the push? Reader’s Digest Canada — no less — has published a guide to end-of-life planning that pushes euthanasia and doesn’t even mention hospice. Read More ›