by The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article in which they attempted to discover how abortionist Kermit Gosnell could have stayed in business so long when such horrible conditions were found at his clinic: Interviews with state officials, former patients, lawyers, doctors, and activists on both sides of the abortion debate reveal that numerous opportunities to […]

by Times Online has an interesting, but not surprising, article about embryonic stem cells. Proving how politicized everything with ESCR has become, Geron intentionally delayed the application of its embryonic stem cell clinical trial so it could be accepted just after President Obama’s inauguration, because they didn’t want the Bush Administration to receive the credit….

by LA Times has an article focusing on how the CA Institute of Regenerative Medicine is beginning to turn its focus on stem cell work which is actually close to treating patients, and the majority of these projects don’t involve embryonic stem cells: When the institute handed out nearly $230 million in October to 14 […]

by Mauricio Roman summarizes a Harvard Business School case study on Planned Parenthood: Internally, Planned Parenthood’s difficulties stem from the uneven strength of its affiliates, and President Cecile Richards is worried. According to the Harvard case study, her organization faces “tough economic times, a hostile political environment, and limited ability to raise philanthropic dollars in […]

by Wesley Smith notes a changed clause in Senator Reid’s health care bill could force insurance providers in states where assisted suicide is legal to include assisted suicide in their plans: If assisted suicide, or even euthanasia, are legally considered forms of “end of life care” in a particular state – as it is now […]

by Geron is hoping to restart its delayed clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells in the third quarter of 2010: In August, the company delayed human clinical trials of the drug candidate because some of the animals treated with the injection developed microscopic spinal cysts. The company has been testing the product on rats […]

by Wall Street Journal: Now look at one way Mr. Obama wants to eliminate inefficiency and waste: He’s asked Congress to create an Independent Medicare Advisory Council – an unelected, largely unaccountable group of experts charged with containing Medicare costs. In an interview with the in April, the president suggested that such a group, working […]

by National Catholic Register thinking about how today’s American political scene might have been different had Senator Ted Kennedy held onto his pro-life beliefs: Kennedy’s family legacy, his impregnable position in MA (he won more than 60% of the vote the year after Chappaquiddick) and his national prominence rendered him immune from the pressures other […]