The stage is set and the spotlight shines down on a group of young, smiling faces. Their beautiful hair, clothing and make-up pale in comparison to a far more important inner beauty that’s shining through. No, this isn’t your typical beauty pageant. It’s the “Miss You Can Do It” pageant showcasing young girls with disabilities ranging…
For many Chinese women, keeping a daughter is a battle—and the stakes are unthinkably high. A Chinese woman may not become pregnant without the government’s permission. Under China’s One-Child Policy, all couples must apply for a birth permit before starting a pregnancy. Nearly two-thirds of Chinese couples (more than 900 million people) may have only…
Lithuania has reached the minimum signatures required by the Commission. Nine countries have already got the minimum necessary according to the regulations for the European Citizens Initiatives. One of Us is called to be the European Citizens Initiative with a clear European dimension.
The President of the European Development Association, Francesco Cariati, has declared his official support for the European citizens’ initiative One of Us, which has long been featured on the EDA website. Besides his official support, Francesco Cariati has also offered to cooperate on a volunteer basis with the European Coordination Office and the National Committees…
I keep warning that the environmental movement is growing increasingly radical and anti-human. Theproposed international law of “ecocide,” would punish large scale development of resources as a crime akin to genocide. Example: A mock trial held in the chambers of the English Supreme Court found fictional CEOs ofAlberta Tar Sands companies guilty of ecocide and subject to…
After roughly a year of polling the British public about it (because naturally that’s the best way to determine all serious ethical questions involving complicated human biotechnology), last week the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, announced that the British government’s health department is drafting regulations in order to start offering “three-parent” IVF treatments in order to combat mitochondrial disease. What this means, essentially, is that the UK will give the genetic engineering of future generations without their consent it’s official stamp of approval.
Parallel with a Croatian accession to the European Union on 1st July 2013 the Croatian citizens can participate in the European Citizens Initiative – a form of participatory democracy in the European Union. The first such initiative is “One of us” (in Croatian: „Jedan od nas“) that aims to protect human life from conception in…
I never understood why patents were ever allowed for embryonic stem cells. They are not human inventions. They–like genes–are naturally occurring. Accordingly, the European courts have rejected stem cell patents. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected gene patents. Now, challenges are underway against U.S. patents of embryonic stem cells.From the Chronicle of Higher Education story: Two advocacy…
Scientists say two men are reportedly HIV free thanks to treatment with adult stem cells. Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes of Brigham and Women’s Hospital spoke at a an AIDS research conference during which he and his team announced details about two cancer patients whose treatment appears to have eradicated their HIV infections. From an NBC report: Two…
France have reached the minimum signatures required by the commission. With this great advance from France we already have 8 countries with the minimum signatures required: France , Spain, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy , Austria and the Netherlands. Congratulations to Caroline Roux and to all the members of the French National Committee for your efforts…