Itty Bitty Notes
- Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State's main campus is sponsoring a conference on Islam & Bioethics March 27-28. For more information on bioethics conferences and events near you see the pretty much definitive calendar at bioethics.net.
- Justice John Roberts speaks for religious freedom, at least where hallucinogenic tea is concerned.
- Most parents would not select their children's sex according to a survey by Jain et al.
- According to the French press' report on the Chinese state news agency, births of twins in China are booming as that nation has begun downing fertility pills like candy.
- Except in the Muslim west of the nation, where China is cracking down on births.
- Korea Times reports at long last that the government is coming for Seoul National University: "The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Tuesday that it would inspect Seoul National University (SNU) for the first time over the school’s use of research and development (R&D) funds coming from the government."
- Alta Charo dug up this interesting summary of the growing concern over pharmaceutical companies broadly in society.
- If you aren't sleeping you have noticed that doctors in California have thrown a real wrench in the works of an execution in that state.
- Stem cells cause cancer. Like we needed another reason to study them.
- Vioxx is good for you. Yup. No liability there.
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As far as picking the sex of your children, I think that children are a gift and what you are given is what you get. Is the sex of a child more important than its health? I personally would nver be able to choose between a boy and a girl. Children both boys and girls come with positives and negatives but I don't think this should be our choice. It goes way beyond the population ratios, etc.
Hwever, I am sure that people who could pass a disease on to their offspring would argue that if they can help control their childs life by not passing on those genes then why shouldn't they. Unfortunately, I still don't agree with picking your child's sex.
- by Alicia on Feb 25, 2006 at 5:43 PM | link
I disagree with Justice John Robert's ruling that allows hallucinogenic tea as a part of a ritual for a religious group in the U.S. If a drug isn't being used for medical treatment, then I don't think it is appropriate. What are the side effects from this drug? What about driving a car home from church after drinking this tea? Is there any research that has been done on this hallucinognenic substance? This would be a perfect excuse for a group of drug-users to get together and use any illegal substance and saying that they need it in order to talk to God. Are we going back to the 60's?
- by charlotte on Feb 25, 2006 at 9:55 PM | link