Word: fetuses
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...matter of convenience; on the contrary. Unwanted pregnancies are unfortunate, no matter what the reason. Nevertheless, the mother has a moral responsibility towards both her own health (mental and physical) and that of her future offspring, that in some cases may outweigh moral considerations towards the unborn fetus. Clearly, the mother must consider, and consider carefully, which of her moral responsibilities is the heavier—it comes down to a question of how adversely the child will affect her. In some cases, having the baby will not only put the mother’s life in danger of irreparable...
...independently, and many others lack a partner with whom to build an ideal family environment. It seems that in these cases, the ethical choice is not, in fact, to force these women to have babies for which they are both emotionally and fiscally unprepared, but instead to abort the fetus so that they can ensure both their own preservation and the viability of future children...
...were finally able to support a major presidential decision. No one is opposed to improving treatments for cancer, spinal-cord injuries or heart disease, but I am opposed to destroying life in order to get there. Embryos must be respected in the same way an 8-month-old fetus is respected. I believe science should pursue research on umbilical-cord and adult stem cells but leave the embryos alone. BRIAN WALLIS Glen Allen...
...Ahead of a busy campaign season, Congressional Republicans this summer are advancing so-called values issues like Constitutional amendments banning flag burning and gay marriage, bills to grant fetus's rights, and a statute "protecting" the Pledge of Allegiance, in the hopes of pleasing the slice of Americans that care most fervently about these causes and vote on them. That may drive up turnout for the Republicans this fall. But long-term party growth can't be found among those voters. Republican leaders have declared suburbanites and Hispanics to be key constituencies that need to be cultivated for the party...
...stem cells and a heart surgeon himself, to break with the President and build a compromise package with something for everyone to like. One bill increases funding to explore sources of stem cells other than embryos, such as umbilical-cord blood. Another proposal outlaws trade in tissue produced by "fetus farming," pregnancies that are aborted specifically to harvest the tissue for research. ("As far as I am aware," Frist admitted when he announced the bill, "this is not a method currently employed. But it is not out of the realm of possibility.") The part that inspired the promise of Bush...