Rhetorical subterfuge at fed health Sheila July 14, 2009 It’s easier to fool the people when a) the subject is already complex and convoluted and b) you spin Read More
When they say stem cell research…. Sheila July 12, 2009 …..first ask ‘which kind?’, to clarify if the topic is embryonic or adult or cord blood (or other) stem cells. Read More
Benedict’s new world order Sheila July 7, 2009 It’s not what the breathless media coverage would lead you to believe. Or what Catholic social justice activists sincerely Read More
“The scandal of glaring inequalities” Sheila July 7, 2009 As leaders of the wealthiest nations in the world prepare to gather this week for the G8 summit in Italy, Read More
Before federal funding of embryo research comes Sheila July 3, 2009 Obama quickly dissoved the bioethics council that might have actually analyzed and critiqued the policy. He prefers a rubber-stamp approach Read More
Obama doesn’t want their advice Sheila June 22, 2009 In spite of promises to listen to many viewpoints in an open and honest dialogue over tough issues, President Obama Read More
End run around the bishops Sheila June 15, 2009 Catholics in dissent of Church teaching and episcopal authority have tried this for decades. A group of them published something Read More
The beginning of health care Sheila June 15, 2009 Whatever the parameters of the health care debate shape up to be, the US bishops have reminded legislators of its Read More
‘An embryo property case’ Sheila June 15, 2009 That’s lawyer-speak in a lively debate over a bizarre case of implantation gone wrong in a UK clinic. “There Read More
In terms of radical health care proposals Sheila June 9, 2009 Increasing health care spending, advancing technology and an aging demographic (all at the same time) present an ‘unstainable trend’. Can Read More
