Gentlemen, please ping your lists.
Doctors: please consider writing the editors of the NEJM at comments@nejm.org about this latest misuse of their editorial discretion.
What does it say about a persons character when they find an act of conscience an evil bad thing when it is used to save a life or refuse to take part in a prceedure which is at odds with ones personal,religious beliefs.<p. Do we hold a gun to a Doctors head and make him/her perform an abortion.
here's those links, again:
The "Perspective" piece, with free access to full text:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/24/2471
The free audio interview on NEJM:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/24/2471/DC1
Last week's FR thread on an embryonic stem cell advocacy summit, which hosted not only Charo, but Dr Hwang (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), who has done the famous experiments in cloning humans:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420130/posts
The sponsoring organization for the Summit:
http://www.genpol.org/
Newsweek article on donation of human eggs (oocytes) for use in cloning to produce embryonic stem cells, in which Charo states that she is willing to donate her oocytes to the cause (well, why doesn't she?):
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8185339/site/newsweek/
N.Y. hospitals to deny choice on abortion training
At least the left is honest enough to let us know their real intentions.
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