The Pulse
Newsletter of Georgia Right to Life
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...
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...
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...
Emerging Technology
It’s no longer just about abortion. A huge example of the failure of the Right to Life movement to respond to the new emerging challenge against the sanctity of all life occurred in Missouri in 2006. On November 6 of that year Missourians approved a “ban on cloning.”...
Personhood
“What is personhood?” Personhood is merely the legal and moral recognition of a person’s entitlement to equal rights and protections. The issue of personhood poses a big question, though: what, exactly, is a person?
Pillars of Personhood
Personhood is the human rights issue of the 21st Century. Personhood will restore respect and effective legal protection for all human beings, including the unborn. It encompasses the threat of emerging issues, such as cloning, embryo experimentation and euthanasia.
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...
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...
Wanted Dead or Alive! Part 3: Dead Enough to Donate
Every 10 minutes, a person’s name is added to the organ transplant waiting list. Every day, approximately 80 people receive a new organ. Every day, almost 20 individuals die because they did not receive one. At the writing of this article, there were more than 120,000...
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!
Wanted Dead Or Alive! Part 1 – Overview
For centuries there was little debate about when a person had actually passed away. Not so today. Advances in modern medicine are truly marvelous—saving the lives of people who would have faced certain death just a few decades ago. At the same time, however, those...
Advance Directives: Patient Beware
Most people think advance health care directives and living wills are understandable, ironclad and followed to the letter. Many believe the purpose is simply to help health care providers carry out a patient’s wishes of how they want to be treated if they become...