By Jennifer Lahl, CBC PresidentI’m just back from Washington, D.C., where I had the privilege of showing Eggsploitation on Capitol Hill.  Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), served as our congressional sponsor for this event, and I’m grateful to him and his staff for their leadership in this arena.  As an Ob/Gyn doctor, Coburn understands the [...]

The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network would like to invite you to nominate the 2011 Paul Ramsey Award winner.The Paul Ramsey Award honors those who have made an outstanding contribution to the bioethics discussion and are actively engaged in society; facing the challenges of the 21st century, profoundly defending the dignity of humankind, and [...]

New Documentary Presents the Disturbing Truths of the Human Egg Trade, Calls for Protection of Young Women’s Health WASHINGTON, D.C./SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 — Eggsploitation, a new documentary film blowing the whistle on the deceptive practices of the infertility industry to exploit young women for their eggs,will premiere at the Capitol Hill Visitor Center in Washington, [...]

With the news and subsequent fall-out from Judge Royce Lamberth’s decision that the current administration’s policy, which allows federal funds to be used in embryonic stem cell research, violates the Dickey-Wicker Amendment, there has been much outrage that this research has come to a grinding halt. Let the rhetoric wars and hyperbole contests begin! Bold [...]

By Chuck Colson, Founder, BreakPointYou’ve probably seen them—most of us have. Ads soliciting women to donate their eggs for in vitro fertilization are everywhere: in newspapers, on the Internet, on college campus bulletin boards.Most people don’t even think twice about it. An opportunity for young women to earn a little cash and do something nice [...]

August has arrived, and perhaps you’re considering a night at the movies. This week we feature two reviews of films now playing in theaters. Each has bioethical implications.

For Immediate Release Film Presents the Hidden Dangers, Health Risks, and Exploitation of Young Women Through Egg Donation NEW YORK, NY/July 28, 2010 – The infertility industry has a dirty little secret that is dressed in deceptive advertising, large monetary incentives and appeals to altruism. Using these tactics, the industry targets young, vulnerable women for [...]

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I am in Sydney Airport waiting for the first leg of an 18 hour trip home. I thought I would reflect on the last two very busy and intense weeks, and what I hope was accomplished. The last time I was asked to tour Australia, [...]

By Jennifer Lahl, CBC National Director Louise Brown was born in the United Kingdom on July 25, 1978, the world’s first test-tube baby, conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Just five years later in Australia, fertility doctors used the first donor egg in an IVF procedure. Since then, IVF technologies have been accepted almost entirely [...]

By Matthew Eppinette, CBC New Media Manager Splice is a science fiction / horror film about genetic experimentation gone wrong. Clive and Elsa (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) are scientists working to combine strands of DNA from multiple animals to create a new organism that will generate proteins aimed at curing animal diseases. Achieving success [...]