Religion & Law

Valuing Human Life, Revisited
There is an excellent article in the Jan. 2-28 issue of America. The title: Church Teaching and My Father's Choice. The author: John J. Hardt, who is an assistant professor of bioethics at the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health...

South Korea human rights commission to investigate North Korea
[JURIST] The South Korean National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) [official website, in English] said Tuesday that it will begin an official investigation of alleged human rights violations by North Korea, adding that it will begin the investigation by interviewing North Korean defectors in April...

The Bioethics of Food
Two recently published books discuss the bioethics of food. Eating with Conscience: The Bioethics of Food by Michael W. Fox. Fox discusses the inner workings of the national food industry, including the treatment of animals, the use of herbicides, the...

Protection for Human Rights . . . . Not a Priority for FDA
Well, looks like there could be a change in our notions about bioethics and the protection of human subjects -- The FDA announced, rather quietly, that the United States will not be participating in the Declaration of Helsinki starting next...

Flanders on Baron on Bioethics
Chad Flanders (Yale Law School) has posted Review of Jonathan Baron, Against Bioethics on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This is a short review of a recent book by Jonathan Baron, entitled "Against Bioethics...

The five most popular Bioethics News stories from last week
Here are the most popular Bioethics News items based on average clicks per day: 1. Pope defends church's role in bioethics discussions (Reuters) During a speech the Pope said technologies such as embryonic stem cell research, embryo freezing and IVF...

Baseball Players Named in Mitchell Report
Major League Baseball Players using Performance Enhancing Drugs

The Bay Presbyterian Church
$700,000 settlement reached in church split case.

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

Roman Catholic Church
Diocese of Antigonish faces class action over abuse by a priest

FDA
Life-Threatening Complications Associated with Recombinant Human Bone Graft Products

UnitedHealth
Settles Payment Suits for $350 Million

Wells Fargo Settles New Jersey State Investigation into Pick-a-Payment Mortgages
Wells Fargo Settles New Jersey State Investigation into Pick-a-Payment Mortgages