BioethicsBrowse by Recently AddedTitleDateAuthorTopic Bioethics ArticleExplainer: Federal government creates ethics advisory board for human fetal tissue researchby ERLC StaffIn February, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of intent to convene the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board for fiscal year 2020. In June, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several changes, which ERLC supported, to its policy on Continue… Continue... Abortion ERLC Podcast EpisodePlanned Parenthood exposed: Fetal tissue, bioethics, and the future of abortion in Americaby Freda Bush, Paige Cunningham, Steven Harris, Tim GoegleinSteven Harris, Paige Cunningham, Tim Goeglein, and Dr. Freda Bush combine their expertise to discuss the undercover Planned Parenthood videos and what implications we can expect. Continue... Abortion ArticleThree Southern states move to ban abortionby Joe CarterOver the past two weeks, three neighboring Southern states have passed legislation to ban some or all abortions. Last week Georgia passed a law that recognizes the unborn as legal persons as soon as they have a “detectable human heartbeat.” This week Tennessee became the latest state to sign a “trigger law” criminalizing abortion, while Continue… Continue... Bioethics ArticleWhat you should know about the 2018 SBC state convention resolutionsby Joe CarterWithin the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), resolutions have traditionally been defined as an expression of opinion or concern, as compared to a motion, which calls for action. A resolution is not used to direct an entity of the denomination to specific action other than to communicate the opinion or concern expressed. Each year, resolutions are Continue… Continue... Abortion ArticleExplainer: Federal agency ends controversial funding of fetal tissue researchby Joe CarterWhat just happened? Last month, CNS News reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had signed a new contract to acquire “fresh” human fetal tissue which would be transplanted into “humanized mice” so that these mice will have a functioning “human immune system.” According to a presolicitation notice, the federal government intended to Continue… Continue... Abortion ArticleExplainer: Supreme Court protects free speech of pro-life pregnancy centersby Joe CarterWhat just happened? The Supreme Court ruled today on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California, a case regarding a California law that threatened to shut down pregnancy resource centers serving women and children in need. What is this case about? The case of NIFLA v. Becerra Continue… Continue... Bioethics ArticleBasic Bioethics: What you should know about suicide in Americaby Joe CarterEditor’s note: This is the eleventh article in a monthly series on what Christians should know about bioethics. What is suicide? Suicide is the act of purposely ending one’s own life. What is difference between suicide attempt, gesture, and ideation? Suicidal ideation is any self-reported thoughts of engaging in suicide-related behavior. A suicide attempt is Continue… Continue... Bioethics ArticleWhen can Christians withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment?by Joe CarterThe case of Alfie Evans, a terminally ill British infant who died several days after being taken off ventilation, has raised troubling concerns about the state’s authority to intervene in parental rights. But it also has caused some to wonder what they would have done if they were Alfie’s parents. We often aren’t prepared for Continue… Continue... Bioethics ArticleHow to understand the Alfie Evans controversyby Andrew T. Walker, Joe CarterUnderstanding the facts Less than a year after the Charlie Gard case, another terminally ill British infant is gaining international attention and raising concerns about the rights of parents in Britain. A few months after he was born in May 2016, Alfie Evans began to show signs of having a developmental disorder. Then, on December Continue… Continue... Animal Welfare ArticleCarbon copy cruelty: The ethical concerns with pet cloningby Joe CarterModern life has a disturbing habit of resembling Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. Take, for example, the 2000 sci-fi thriller ‘The 6th Day’ which featured a pet cloning company called RePet that allowed customers to graft their animal companion’s DNA onto a pre-grown biological blank and within a matter of hours have an exact replica of Spot Continue… Continue...