After the death of Robert Edwards, one of the British doctors who perfected in-vitro fertilization (IVF), earlier this year, Miriam Zoll took a look at the legacy of third party reproduction, specifically the often over-looked numbers of failed treatments associated with these invasive technologies. In 2012, according to the European Society of Embryology and Reproduction, 1.5 million ART cycles were … Read More
A Promise Wrongly Made
In an article about a recommended change in Australian law that would give children greater rights to know about their sperm donor, IVF professor Gab Kovacs said, retrospectively changing the law would be “un-Australian and unfair”. In a letter to the editor, “Ian Smith” responded: Professor Gab Kovacs says he is “worried about men who donated over 25 years ago, … Read More
What Really Happened at Komen
Wow. Austin Ruse has a fascinating, albeit very awful and sad, read at Crisis Magazine today with the inside scoop on what really happened during the Komen break from and immediate reconciliation with Planned Parenthood last year. He concludes, as most of us knew already: What this whole mess shows abundantly is that the pro-choice wing of the Democratic Party … Read More
Fifth Annual Biking for Babies Starts Next Month!
B4B co-founder Jimmy Becker was recently interviewed on Relevant Radio:
Cute Beatles Baby Blogging!
Ermahgerd! I don’t know which one’s more precious…and awesome, this little baby McCartney wannabe or the Zeppelin lovin’ baby I posted a few years ago. Oh, you glorious internet.
Life on Film: Gattaca
Life TV has released a new episode of Life on Film. This time Brendan, Chelsea and Tim talk about Gattaca, which deals with genetic engineering. For more on Gattaca and how, 15 years later, the sci-fi thriller is fast becoming our reality, be sure to check out: Gattaca, Cloud Atlas and the Human Future
Ethical Stem Cells Help Child Recover from “PVS” Diagnosis
In case you missed the news, a little boy with cerebral palsy who suffered cardiac arrest and was subsequently determined to be in a “persistent vegetative state”, appears to be recovering thanks to a treatment using his own umbilical cord blood cells. From the story: After the cord blood therapy, the patient, however, recovered relatively quickly. Within two months, the … Read More
TOB Tues: TOB for Kids?
Amid the ongoing debate in the Catholic blogosphere about proper and effective sex education, I came across this post from Dr. Gregory Popcak on whether it’s appropriate to teach the Theology of the Body to children 10 years old or younger. He’s responding to Elizabeth Duffy who thinks that TOB is too complex for young kids. Popcak disagrees saying, “Teaching … Read More
Fr. Robert Barron on Marriage and Relationships
If we’re simply looking for love, period, that won’t be enough. You’ll be looking for love in all the wrong places. What you should be looking for is God’s will, God’s purpose. And then find somebody who is as in love with that purpose as you are. Now you’ve found someone to love. -Fr. Robert Barron Oh, he makes it … Read More