http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:40:02 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:40:02 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18294 New York has become the first state to allow taxpayer-funded researchers to pay women for giving their eggs for embryonic stem cell research, a move welcomed by many scientists but condemned by critics who fear it will lead to the exploitation of vulnerable women. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18294 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18261 Members of the President’s Council on Bioethics were told by the White House last week that their services were no longer needed and were asked to cancel a planned meeting, a council staff member said Wednesday. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18261 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18201 The woman across the table told Dr. Jeanne Loring she was on the horns of a dilemma: feed and clothe her existing family, or continue to pay to keep frozen her embryos from an earlier fertility treatment. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18201 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18152 When President Obama lifted restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research in March, many scientists hailed the move as a long-awaited boost for one of the most promising fields of medical research. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18152 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18156 A woman with pancreatic cancer has become the first person to die under a law passed last year allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Washington, according to an advocacy group that pushed for the law. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18156 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18140 As authorities search for a missing 13-year-old cancer patient whose mother shunned chemotherapy, an expert on faith healing said the case demonstrates just how these cases can get out of hand -- and the need to prevent them in the future. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18140 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18071 If only William Jennings Bryan had known Francis Collins. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18071 Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18037 Is there a scientific basis for the existence of God? Many believers think so, even as they often dismiss science because they think it's incompatible with their religious beliefs. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18037 Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18014 A year ago, when a doctor finally diagnosed the brain disease that had been making it harder for her to walk without falling, Rona Zelniker told her son and daughter that she was going to end her life while she still could, before complete disability set in. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18014 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17952 Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens. Bioethics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17952 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST