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Fetal Pain – Another Case Where the “Science Denial” Insult Has Been Misapplied

It’s a blatant untruth that “fetuses cannot feel pain,” as neuroscientist Michael Egnor explains. Read More ›
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In Europe, Animal Rights Are Steamrolling Religious Freedom

As Western society secularizes, religious liberty is in danger of becoming passé. Read More ›
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Apollo 8 and Intelligent Design, Then and Now

Half a century ago, as 1968 came to a close, one event brought people together not only in America but also around the globe. Read More ›
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The Drive to Obliterate “Medical Conscience”

An international effort seeks to transform abortion into a positive right, which would require the state to guarantee access. Read More ›
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Richards, Medved: Sex Robots and the Future “Smart Machine” Dystopia

There are some definite “Stop the world, I want to get off” moments in the new Great Minds with Michael Medved podcast from Discovery Institute. Read More ›
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Photo: A bus for transporting “patients,” Hartheim Euthanasia Centre, where Nazis gassed 30,000 victims, via Wikimedia Commons.

Were Nazis More Tolerant of Down Syndrome than Some European Countries Today?

Richard Dawkins lashed out at Pope Francis for the latter’s comparing modern eugenic efforts to Nazi precedents that sought to “create a pure race.” Read More ›
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Photo: Irish protesters in favor abortion referendum, by Katenolan1979 [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Medical Conscience Crisis Comes to Ireland

This is not only authoritarian — shattering the guarantees of religious liberty in virtually all existing human-rights accords — but could cause a significant brain drain. Read More ›
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Ireland Goes Back to Its Roots

It is a matter of fact — a straightforward scientific fact known since the basics of human reproduction were first understood — that human life begins at fertilization of the egg by the sperm. Read More ›

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