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NORWICH, U.K., January 23, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In remarks that critics have said are disturbingly reminiscent of Aldous Huxley’s famous dystopian novel “Brave New World,” a UK ethicist has argued that since pregnancy causes “natural inequality” between the sexes, women must be liberated from the “burdens and risks of pregnancy” through the use of “ectogenesis”, or artificial wombs. “Pregnancy is a condition that causes pain and suffering, and that affects only women. The fact that men do not have to go through pregnancy to have a genetically related child, whereas women do, is a natural inequality,” writes Dr. Anna Smajdor...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. PORTLAND, Ore. - Conceding that using hatcheries to supplement dwindling salmon populations is harming wild salmon species in some cases, the Bush administration plans to move away from the practice in favor of a more direct solution: Catch fewer fish. James Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced the new policy Wednesday at a meeting of salmon scientists, many of whom have concluded that wild Pacific salmon will become extinct this century without big changes in how the harvest is managed. "Our goal is to minimize and,...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Kenyan fish processors are struggling to stay afloat amidst a biting fish shortage and tough competition for the lucrative European market. About 40 per cent of processing companies have either closed down or relocated to Uganda or Tanzania, where fish harvests are higher. Experts in the industry attribute the shortage to a decision by Ugandan and Tanzanian authorities to bar Kenyan fishermen from fishing in their territorial waters. Kenyan fishery authorities estimate that about 50 per cent of fish sold to local processors is caught in Uganda and Tanzania, which enjoy...

Funding Boost Sought for Fisheries WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2003 (ENS) - President George W. Bush will seek a 16 percent increase for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) 69 national fish hatcheries in 2004, Interior Secretary Gale Norton told 500 delegates to the first National Fisheries Leadership Conference on Thursday. Norton said "help is on the way" for the hatchery system in the form of $8.1 million in new funds next year. "The proposed budget increase will help to recover imperiled fish species, increase recreation opportunities for anglers, eradicate invasive fish populations and repair aging infrastructure at...

Published in 1932, a novel by Aldous Huxley, entitled A Brave New World, described a fantasized society of the far future which has, as time progresses, becomes less a fantasy and more a possibility. This society controlled by an authoritarian centralized government practices mass breeding of humans in laboratories, called hatcheries, replacing normal maternal reproduction; this included mass cloning and the conditioning of groups of fertilized ova to effect classifications of humans with certain physical and mental capabilities. In addition, post birth conditioning provides psychological & physiological effects which results in selected groups having aptitudes and inclinations for specific...