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Two Concepts Of Immortality: Reframing Public Debate On Stem-Cell Research, Frank Pasquale
Two Concepts Of Immortality: Reframing Public Debate On Stem-Cell Research, Frank Pasquale
Frank A. Pasquale
Abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty have sparked emotional public debates for the past three decades. Just as these controversies over life-termination have forced us to think systematically about ethics in the public domain, new technologies of life-extension will provoke controversy in the twenty-first century. Known generally as regenerative medicine, the new health care seeks not only to cure disease but to arrest the aging process itself. So far, public attention to regenerative medicine has focused on two of its methods: embryonic stem-cell research and therapeutic cloning. Since both processes manipulate embryos, they alarm many religious groups, particularly those that …
Joining Or Changing The Conversation? Catholic Social Thought And Intellectual Property, Frank Pasquale
Joining Or Changing The Conversation? Catholic Social Thought And Intellectual Property, Frank Pasquale
Frank A. Pasquale
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An Open Letter To The Citizens Of Northwest Louisiana, Frederick J. White Iii
An Open Letter To The Citizens Of Northwest Louisiana, Frederick J. White Iii
Frederick J White III
We, the undersigned physicians, want to publicly address our community regarding the health system debate in Congress. This is a historic time, and decisions made in these next days will impact you as citizens and as patients for generations. We recognize that the health system needs change. But the path that the Congress has taken is unwise and unnecessary. And although the American Medical Association has endorsed both the House and Senate bills, (1) we want to be clear—the AMA does not speak for us on these issues.