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COVID-19 Vaccines: making ethical decisions that value human life

December 14, 2020 Written by Medical Practice , New Technologies

As the first COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out, many people are asking how Christians should think about the safety of vaccines developed and tested so quickly, the ethical issues surrounding their connection with tissue derived from an aborted fetus, and the questions around the equitable […]

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COVID-19 vaccines: the wider ethical questions for Christians

November 20, 2020 Written by New Technologies

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues with no apparent end in sight to the death toll and disruption to our lives, scientists are desperately seeking a means to end the crisis. Perhaps our biggest hope is a successful vaccine. The Pfizer BioNTech and the Moderna candidates […]

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Reflecting God’s image or usurping his position?

September 14, 2020 Written by End of Life , Humanity , Medical Practice , New Technologies

For as long as humans have been keeping records, they have been recording their fight against the ultimate enemy – death. Up until a certain point in history, every new advance in technology was aimed at postponing the hour when the grim reaper would come […]

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‘I don’t want a baby like that’

December 11, 2019 Written by New Technologies , Start of Life

The Sunday Times this weekend reported that ‘the number of babies born with Down’s syndrome has fallen by 30% in NHS hospitals that have introduced a new form of screening.’ This new test, NIPT (non- invasive prenatal testing), is safer than amniocentesis, but Down syndrome […]

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What happens when a rat has a drug induced medical abortion?

June 21, 2019 Written by New Technologies , Start of Life

The rat is a valuable animal model of human disease. Humans and rats share many common genetic features and by examining the physiology, neurology, neurophysiology and the resulting behaviours such as the response to stress, of a rat, scientists can gain valuable insights into how […]