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Religious Freedom Restoration Act (McKoon)

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (SB 129) is modeled after the 1993 federal RFRA law that was supported by then-Senator Ted Kennedy and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. RFRA protects individuals and business owners from the government forcing them to violate their closely held religious beliefs without a compelling interest in doing so. The federal RFRA was instrumental in the US Supreme Court ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby and thus preventing the federal government from forcing...

Life A Path, Death A Destination

“Death is just another path, one that we all must take,” the wizard Gandalf says in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Return of the King. He is right – sooner or later, everyone faces death – but the path leading there can look very different depending on one’s circumstances at the end of life. Modern medical advances can now often prolong old age through illness and enfeeblement, but at what point should human mortality be embraced, facing death with dignity? In 2012, the Georgia General Assembly passed a...

Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act

The Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act (HB 287) was filed during 2015 Legislative Session in an effort to promote the advancement and growth of Georgia's robust biotechnology industry while also assuring the ethical and moral treatment of human persons (embryos). HB 287 is authored by Rep. Tom Kirby and is a pro-personhood bill that would protect innocent human lives at their most vulnerable time of development. GRTL supports HB 287. For more information on HB 287, click here. To read HB...

Eugenics

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” These words, written over two hundred years ago, became the very foundation of what the United States of America stands for. Yet in the past hundred years, millions of American citizens have been denied the rights and truths encompassed in this statement. Legalized abortion has defied...

Chimeras

In biotechnology it is now possible to combine elements between organisms of different species. It is also possible to create cloned animals using parts of eggs from one species and nuclear genetic material from another. It is even possible to create novel organisms via interspecies combinations of gametes. Should such procedures ever be permissible between animal species? If so, should we ever combine human beings with animals? The interest in mixing species is neither new nor is it confined...

Cloning

We’ve all probably heard the term “cloning” somewhere or another – maybe a video game, a movie, a television show, or a comic book. While the practice is sometimes embellished for dramatic effect, cloning is actually a very present and very dangerous reality. Even mainstream Hollywood presents the idea of cloning with all of its ethical landmines. Issues with therapeutic cloning and organ harvesting presented in movies like Gattica, The 6th Day, Repo Men, and The Island were once thought to be...

Transhumanism

"Maybe we're about to radically change the operating system of the human condition. If so, then this would be a really good time to make backups of our civilization." - Bruce Sterling, American science fiction author Transhumanism is a term symbolized by H+ and often used as a synonym for "human enhancement." It has developed into an international and cultural movement supporting the use of sciences and technologies to enhance human mental and physical abilities and aptitudes. Transhumanism...

Rationing: The New Healthcare App

In July, the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s leading oncology association, announced the development of a new mobile app for cancer patients. This app is not intended to ease people through the treatment process, but to create a standardized way of limiting patients’ access to innovative treatments based on costs rather than benefits to the patient. Being sick is costly. However, being alive is also costly—even funerals are costly—but when did it become acceptable...

Wanted Dead or Alive! Part 4: Organ Donation: Things to Consider

Note: This is the last article in a series of four Wanted Dead or Alive articles on the issue of Organ Donation. Part 1 - An Overview; Part 2 - Essential Medical Terminology, Part 3 - Dead Enough to Donate. It's heart wrenching enough dealing with a loved one nearing the end of their life. The pain can be much worse when the issue of organ donation is involved. Such situations raise a host of questions that need to be addressed. When is it ethically appropriate to authorize organ removal? Is...

Wanted Dead or Alive! Part 2: Essential Medical Terminology

Dealing with end of life situations and the issue of organ donation are emotionally and spiritually challenging. How are these cases to be evaluated? What’s best for the individual? Should there ever be a time to consider harvesting a person’s organs? Imagine sitting by a loved one’s bedside, faced with the tremendous weight and responsibility of trying to answer those questions!

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