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Life Issues Forum Farming Humans for Fun and Profitby Richard M. DoerflingerJanuary 20, 2004 "Farming” fetuses for body parts. Human/animal hybrids. Putting unborn humans in animal wombs. Buying and selling human embryos. Patenting human beings. Chapter headings for a science-fiction potboiler? No. Just a typical day at the office for members of the President’s Council on Bioethics. On January 16, The President’s Council released a draft report that deserves attention from all Americans concerned about the use and abuse of science. Its title, “Biotechnology and Public Policy: Biotechnologies Affecting the Beginnings of Human Life,” is far from exciting; but its...

Harvesting Fetal Body Parts By Kelly Patricia O'Meara [Reprinted with permission of Insight. Copyright 1999 New World Communication, Inc. All rights reserved.] The distribution of fetal body parts to scientists is a million-dollar industry. Researchers claim it's a necessary evil, but others fear it may encourage some grim abuses. Scientists depend on human body parts for research they believe may yield breakthroughs in a number of diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, that affect millions of people. But the public largely is unaware of the way the laundry list of body parts for scientific research is filled. Those who oppose...

UPDATE ON HUMAN CLONING AND FETUS FARMS      This is an update from the Federal Legislation Department at National Right to Life in Washington, D.C., 202-626-8820, Legfederal@aol.com, issued on September 21, 2005.        It now appears that consideration of various bills dealing with embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, and related issues in the U.S. Senate will be delayed, at least until October 2005 and perhaps longer, due in part to preoccupation with legislation related to Hurricane Katrina, and the two Supreme Court vacancies.  The issue also continues to percolate in a number of state legislatures.  This update provides you with...