October News From the CBC
Dear friends, September was an exceptionally busy month for us at the CBC. Most notably has been...
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Category: Article
Surrogacy is Wrong, Even When You Really Like the People Doing It
There’s an old African proverb that says, “Until the lion learns to write, all stories will...
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The Faces of Professional Fertility Fraud
This month, Kentucky legislators will consider a bill seeking to criminalize fertility fraud,...
Read MoreToni’s Experience as a Surrogate Mother: It’s Been a Nightmare
Toni, a surrogate mother from Iowa, says of her experience: “It’s been a nightmare. It has almost destroyed my family.” Because of our films and how outspoken we’ve been about surrogacy—particularly...
Read MoreCRISPR Technology
What is CRISPR? CRISPR/Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) is a technology that allows for the editing of genes within organisms. It is part of a wider group of technologies that allows scientists to...
Read MorePaul Ramsey Award Winner 2018
The Center for Bioethics and Culture and the Paul Ramsey Award Nominating Committee are pleased to announce Farr A. Curlin, M.D. as the recipient of the 2018 Paul Ramsey Award for Excellence in Bioethics. Dr. Curlin is Josiah C....
Read MoreContract Pregnancies Exposed Part 2
In Part 1 of this article I provided a brief overview of the history of surrogacy in the United States. In this second and final portion of the article, I delve into the actual language of surrogacy contracts. Real Surrogacy...
Read MoreWe Won’t Back Down!
Dear Friend, As each year draws to an end, I like to look back and take stock of all that your generous support has allowed us to accomplish here at the Center for Bioethics and Culture. Looking back this year, I can’t believe...
Read MoreLeah Used to be a Happy, Healthy Person. Then She “Donated” Her Eggs…
It seems not a week goes by without hearing from someone who has been harmed by either egg “donation” or surrogacy. Today is no different. This morning I sat down at my desk and began reading a story from Leah who sold her eggs...
Read MoreEthics and Embryo Editing
In a world where it seems the news is endlessly dominated by events in and around the White House, one story this week has clearly broken through: U.S.-based researchers have succeeded in editing the genes in human embryos. This...
Read MoreNew Interview with Jennifer Lahl
This week Jennifer is in Washington, D.C., speaking, meeting with allies, and catching up with long-time friends. She took time out from her schedule to sit down with a reporter from The Christian Post to discuss the film...
Read MoreOur New Paul Ramsey Institute Cohort
Today we are pleased to announce the 2017-2019 cohort of our Paul Ramsey Institute (PRI). As many of you already know, the Paul Ramsey Institute is our signature educational initiative to further the thought and ideas of Paul...
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