GATTACA: 25 Years On
Joyce A. Shelton, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Emerita Trinity International University
(Editor’s Note: The Tennessee Center for Bioethics & Culture screened GATTACA at the end of June at the international bioethics conference held by the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity at Trinity International University. Dr. Shelton presented opening remarks, which, lightly edited, are presented here.)
The movie, GATTACA, is entertaining to watch as is, but is also rife with symbolism and subtle—and some not so subtle—philosophical messages. 25 years on: it has proved to be prescient in a number of ways.
GATTACA depicts a dystopian world in which there is a new type of social ...read more
Philadelphia Abortion Clinic Horror: Column — USAtoday.com
By Kirsten Powers
Originally published 11 April 2013
We’ve forgotten what belongs on Page One.
Perils of Newborn Screening — Scientific American
Doctors may be testing infants for too many diseases.
By Ariel Bleicher
2 July 2012
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=perils-of-newborn-screening
The Ovolution of the Three-Parent Embryo
The Baby Chase — hudsonreporter.com
By Lana Rose Diaz
http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/17396256/article-THE-BABY-CHASE-An-ongoing-series-Putting-baby-making-on-hold-for-later-In-Hoboken-and-beyond–women-are-freezing-their-eggs-?instance=lead_story_left_column
Landmark ruling ends sperm and egg donor anonymity in B.C. — The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-court-strikes-down-anonymity-for-sperm-donors/article2028641/
IVF with a gentle touch — The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/ivf-with-a-gentle-touch-2277983.html
France rules against children of surrogate mothers — Washington Examiner
By: PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD, Associated Press
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/04/france-rules-against-children-surrogate-mothers?amp&&&
Stateless twins live in limbo — The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Stateless-twins-live-in-limbo/articleshow/7407929.cms
New Year, New Dates; Not-so-New Challenges
Unlike people, all dates are not “created equal.” My young nephew who was born on September 11th is learning by association that actions have consequences. On the January date a friend of mine blows out his birthday candles, our nation will mark a wedge that has divided us for nearly four decades. Since the Roe v. Wade decision on January 22, 1973, approximately 52 million embryos and fetuses have been “chosen” not to be born. Our nation alone has aborted 52 million future citizens.
In some macabre way it seems fitting that abortion is in the news this week, although the ...read more