Despite endless efforts to prove the contrary, science shows that an embryo is a human being

For people who advocate the killing of embryonic human beings in the cause of biomedical research, the Holy Grail is an argument that would definitively establish that the human embryo, at least early in its development, is not a living human organism and therefore not a human being at all. The problem for these advocates [...]

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Compromise on Abortion?

And now comes a prominent pro-lifer saying something quite similar to President Obama. Rocco Buttiglione is perhaps the most famous pro-life Catholic politician in Europe. A member of the Italian parliament, professor, and public intellectual, he famously was rejected as a European Commissioner because he holds standard Catholic beliefs on marriage, family and homosexuality.
In a [...]

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The euthanasia lobby insists on confusing pain relief with euthanasia, but there is a clear distinction

Yet again, euthanasia is making headlines in Canada since the Quebec College of Physicians was reported as “tentatively proposing” legalized euthanasia. The college says that it could be seen “as part of appropriate care in certain particular circumstances.”
An Ottawa Citizen editorial (“Debating life’s end,” July 20) interprets this to say: “Terminally ill patients sometimes require [...]

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LIFE MATTERS: We need to be talking more about the rights of families in relation to the anti-smacking law

The Life Matters column is a NEW weekly opinion column that appears EXCLUSIVELY on Semper Vita every Friday morning

Well, it’s been a long wait, but it’s all over and today is the day that the anti-smacking referendum begins.
And yes, I know that some people are probably feeling a little smacked out about now, after all [...]

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