Tag: pregnancy

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 28, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, antiboyism, antigirlism, authoritarianism, baby, bioethics, breasts, California, carefreeness, children, China, choice, coercion, discrimination, Ethics (journal), force, gestating, gestation, girls, medicine, mothering, peer-reviewed journals, philosophers, physical restraint, pregnancy, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, sedation, terminology, totalitarianism, transgender, University of British Columbia}

Ethics Journal Urges MANDATORY Abortion for Pregnant Minors

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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There is a word to describe “philosophy” like this: totalitarian. Indeed, it reminds me of China’s “one-child” policy. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
February 4, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, Ardem Patapoutian, biomolecules, calcium ions, childbirth, connexin 43, contractile phase, Cx 43, delivery, design logic, electrical signals, Emily Reeves, gap junctions, heart, heart muscle, hormones, human mothers, intelligent design, labor, Marcos Eberlin, muscle cells, muscle contraction, Nobel Prize, oxytocin, PIEZO1, PIEZO2, pregnancy, pressure, progesterone, proteins, quiet phase, receptors, red blood cells, Science (journal), Science Daily, smooth muscle, uterine muscle, uterine muscle contraction, uterine wall, uterus, ventricular fibrillation}

Precision Design Logic Explains Childbirth Better than Darwinism Does

_{Howard Glicksman
February 4, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

12}

It is only in the last few decades that science has been able to unravel what is going on at the molecular level within the uterus during labor and delivery. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 21, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biological design, cell types, chicken-or-egg problem, Darwinian theory, development, engineering, evolution, Howard Glicksman, human reproduction, information, intelligent design, life, mother, physical reality, physicians, Plato’s Revenge, pregnancy, reproduction, Roe v. Wade, Secrets of the Human Body, Steve Laufmann, systems engineers, theory of biological design, womb}

For Roe’s Anniversary, Renew Your Awe of Reproduction

_{David Klinghoffer
January 21, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

3}

How do those cells “know” what to become? Where does the information reside that shapes a human in the womb? Read More ›

Human embryo shaped like an adorable baby floating among stars and cosmic dust, symbolizing fetus development, womb, gestation, amniotic life, and pregnancy in the universe

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 5, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Tagged
, anthropomorphizing, artificial gestation, Cell Press, China, egg, embryo, embryonic stem cell research, embryos, fetus, human embryos, IVF, miscarriages, MIT Technology Review:, organoids, pregnancy, Spain, Stem Cell Research, unborn children, United Kingdom, United States, uterine lining, uterus, Vermont, women}

How Far Will Experiments on the Unborn Go?

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 5, 2026

Bioethics, Ethics

3}

We have been told by some bioethicists that a born baby is no different morally than a fetus, so why stop there? Read More ›

AI-generated illustration of a human fetus curled up in the womb

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 27, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, bioethics, doctors, drug addiction, embryology, fetus, miscarriages, pregnancy, racists, slavery, The New England Journal of Medicine, unborn children, United States, Vermont}

Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 27, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine

5}

The authors imply that laws that protect unborn children are racist. But pro-lifers want more black babies born and protected from harm, not fewer. Read More ›

Athlete runner feet running on road, Jogging at outdoors. Man running for exercise.Sports and healthy lifestyle concept.

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 18, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biologists, body temperature, cell, cell membrane, Darwinism, engineering, engineers, equilibrium, glucose, Howard Glicksman, human body, intelligent causes, material causes, oxygen, pregnancy, Steve Laufmann, Your Amazing Body, YouTube channels}

Dr. Howard Glicksman: Why Evolution Fails to Explain Life’s Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 18, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

In a universe of non-living space and matter, life is incredibly rare. To stay alive, all organisms have to overcome a myriad of engineering challenges. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
October 9, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, Alberto Giubilini, Animal Liberation, babies, birth canal, brain, developmental biology, fetuses, Food and Drug Administration, Indiana, injury, Montana, New York City, newborns, pain, Peter Singer, petri dish, Planned Parenthood, pregnancy, Roman Catholic, Russia, tissue, United States, Washington Post}

At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

_{Jonathan Wells
October 9, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

13}

Logic isn’t a sufficient answer to the question I raised, however. For a scientific answer, we need evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
September 9, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, alcohol, antibiotics, COVID-19, disease, Doctor's Diary (series), factory, free will, gender dysphoria, intelligent design, measles, mental illness, pollution, pregnancy, Vaccines, vestigial structures, vitamin C, What Darwin Didn’t Know, William A. Dembski}

Doctor’s Diary: Are Flaws in Our Design Responsible for Bad Things Happening to Good People?

_{Geoffrey Simmons
September 9, 2024

Intelligent Design, Medicine

9}

When I lecture, I typically discuss intelligent design as if it were a near-perfect process creating inexplicably complicated living entities. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Medicine
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, death, doctors, egg, embryos, fetuses, human beings, human rights, ideology, in vitro fertilization, IVF, Judeo-Christian tradition, newborns, personhood, petri dish, pregnancy, right to life, sentience, sperm, Steven Novella, womb, Yale University}

The Humanity and Personhood of an Embryo

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2024

Bioethics, Biology, Medicine, Reproductive Science

8}

A sperm and an egg separately constitute a potential human. But when they unite, the result is a human being from the moment of fertilization. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 13, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, anti-humanism, childbirth, civil rights, disease, doctor, gender dysphoria, Journal of Medical Ethics, measles, patients, pregnancy}

Leading Bioethics Journal Pathologizes Pregnancy

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 13, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine

5}

The views expressed are consistent with the increasing anti-natalism seen lately in philosophy and bioethics. Read More ›