Commentary Archive
August 2010
- Inconvenient stem cell facts (The Examiner)
- Playing Politics with Stem Cells (American Thinker)
June 2009
- Embryonic Research Driven by Greed, not Science (Michael Fumento)
- Decades Away: The Dirty Secret of Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Michael Fumento)
March 2009
- The President Politicizes Stem-Cell Research (Wall Street Journal)
- Why Embryonic Stem Cells Are Obsolete (US News)
May 2008
- Embryonic Stem Cells 2.0 (Nature)
April 2008
- What comes after iPS? (Nature)
- Stem cell chimeras (Guardian Unlimited)
March 2008
- New, Moral Approach to Stem Cell Research (The Cowl)
February 2008
- Where’s The Stem Celebration? (Investor’s Business Daily)
December 2007
- In Yet Another Stem-Cell Miracle, Dems Have Dropped The Subject (Investors)
November 2007
- Stem Cell Vindication (Washington Post)
- Stem-Cell Success Story (National Review Online)
October 2007
- Doubling Down on Stem Cells (National Review Online)
- Moral, fiscal objections to stem-cell referendum (Home News Tribune)
- Don’t buy the hype on stem cell (North Jersey)
- Korean stem-cell researchers focus on the clinic (Nature)
- Alternative energy for embryonic stem cell research (Nature)
- Missouri Manipulation: Don’t get conned on cloning (National Review Online)
August 2007
- Danforth used disingenuous language to advance embryonic stem cell research agenda (STLtoday)
July 2007
- Ethical stem cell research progresses (News-Leader)
- Australia: New science leaves cloning as dead as Dolly (On Line Opinion)
June 2007
- Women carry cloning burden (Daily Telegraph)
- A Stem-Cell Solution (National Review Online)
- Cloning by any other name is still cloning (Jewish World Review)
- Stem cells and moral preening (Washington Times)
- Stem-Cell Politics, Then and Now (contentions)
- Patients, Not Politics: Support ethical stem-cell research that works (National Review Online)
- Real Stem-Cell News (National Review Online)
May 2007
- Do research without embryonic stem cells (Statesman Journal)
- Standing up for the most vulnerable (Minnesota Daily)
April 2007
- Cure shouldn’t come at cost of degrading value of human life (RGJ.com)
- Letter to Senators on S. 5 from Cardinal Justin Rigali (US Conference of Catholic Bishops)
- Missing the Point (National Review Online)
- Nascent Falsehood (National Review Online)
- Australia: Biotech leaders can still honor ethics (The Age)
March 2007
- Cloning Doubletalk (Weekly Standard)
- Stem cell bill covers ethical bases; pass it (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Six Stem Cell Facts (Wall Street Journal)
- Should Parents Consider Banking Baby’s Umbilical Cord Blood? (Daily Herald)
February 2007
- Troubled Iowa Dreams (National Review)
January 2007
- An Easy Cell (The American)
- A Middle Ground for Stem Cells (New York Times)
- The NY Times Stem Cell Coverup (Michael Fumento)
- Embryonic Backers Selling a Fairy Tale (Tennessean)
- Science Obviates Politics (New York Sun)
- Stem Cell Fight Requires Perseverance (Human Events)
December 2006
- Empty Hope Of Stem Cell Science (New York Sun)
- What We Know About Embryonic Stem Cells (First Things)
- The Great Stem Cell Error (American Spectator)
- Australia: Cloning a nightmare from the past (Herald Sun)
- Falling Behind? (National Review Online)
November 2006
- Australia: Cloning not path to cures (The Daily Telegraph)
- Calling a clone a clone (Orlando Sentinel)
- Red Flags Over Missouri (NRO)
October 2006
- Doctors should be angry about Amendment 2 (News-Leader.com)
- Embryonic stem cell research fails in many ways to reader (Times Leader)
- Stem Cell Logic (MercatorNet)
September 2006
- Bank for cord blood needs more donors (San Antonio Express-News)
- “Embryo-Safe” Experiment Just another Stem Cell Fraud (Townhall)
- Adult cells are behind much of stem cell success so far (JSOnline)
- Stem Cell Politics: Divide and Conquer (Human Events)
August 2006
- Interview with UK Researcher: Dr. Peter Hollands (LifeSite)
- Slippery slope: Inflated science claims equal $$ (MSNBC)
- Right under our noses (Courier-Mail)
- Moral Equivalent of a Parkinson’s Patient? (Washington Times)
- Infertile Minds: Behold The Voices Of “Science” (Post Chronicle)
- Destroying life: An end in itself? (Tidings)
July 2006
- Leo: Stem cell research is a slippery slope (Milford Daily News)
- President Discusses Stem Cell Research Policy (White House)
- Ethical Alternatives (National Review)
- Science Gets Duped Again (Ethics And Public Policy Center)
- Anti-Life, Anti-Science (National Review)
- Science’s Stem-Cell Scam (National Review)
June 2006
- Crossing Line on Cloning for Stem Cells (Boston Globe)
- Stem Cell Spin (The New Atlantis)
- Veritas? Harvard’s Stem Cell Initiative (The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity)
- Cell Research Support at Catholic Hospitals (The Jersey Journal)
May 2006
- Stem Cell Research Would Enrich Biotech Industry (Columbia Tribune)
- Stem-Cell Sense — Clear thinking on a stem-cell anniversary ((National Review Online)
- Celling Spin (National Review)
April 2006
- From Embryonic Stem Cell Support to Its Opposition Ongoing Series from SCI activist James Kelly “Stem Cells: Changing a Personal Course” (Seoul Times)
February 2006
- “That Thing in a Petri Dish” Gilbert Meilaender & Robert P. George – (National Review Online)
January 2006
- Adult Stem Cell “Failure” — A Closer Look James P. Kelly – (The Seoul Times)
- Embryonic Stem Cells Help Patents, Not Patients Jean Swenson – (The Pioneer Press)
December 2005
- Cut the Political Cord Kathryn Jean Lopez – (National Review Online)
- Cloning Chaos Richard Doerflinger – (National Review Online)
- The Truth Behind the N.J. Stem “Sell” Agenda Marie Tasy – (Home News Tribune)
- To Clone or Not to Clone Michael Cook – (Mercator.net)
November 2005
- Catholic Support for Ethically Acceptable Stem Cell Research Richard Doerflinger – USCCB
October 2005
- Raise a Glass to Adult Stem Cells Michael Fumento – TCS
- Live Patients & Dead Mice: The little-known story of the stem cells that actually work. David A. Prentice – Christianity Today
September 2005
August 2005
- On Embryonic Stem Cells, Frist Backs A Loser Michael Fumento – TCS
July 2005
- Embryonic Stem Cell Fairy Tales Jean Swenson – MN Daily
- Stem Cell Tales of Hope and Hype Jean Swenson – Townhall.com
June 2005
- Why the Media Miss the Stem-Cell Story Michael Fumento – Citizen Magazine
- Contrary to Popular Assumption Wesley Smith – tothesource
May 2005
- Stem Cell Hysteria Nigel M. de S. Cameron – AlwaysOn
- Stem the Tide of Unethical Embryonic Research Mary Beliveau – York Daily Record
- Embryo Destruction Bill Advances the Culture of Death Matt Sande – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
- Raising the Stakes Steve Chapman – Chicago Tribune
- Killing Embryos Not ProgressCardinal William H. Keeler – USA Today
- Promise of Miracles a False OneMichael Cook – The Australian
- Juvenile Diabetes Patients Need Real Hope, Not Hype and False PromisesEmbryonic stem cells are not the Path to cures. Rather, it is adult stem Cells that give real hope – DoNoHarm
- USCCB Poll: Most Americans Oppose Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell ResearchA majority of Americans, 52 percent, oppose federal funding of embryonic stem cell research while just 36 percent support it, according to a new poll commissioned by the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – USCCB Press Release
April 2005
- It Didn’t Start With DollyWesley J. Smith – Weekly Standard
March 2005
- Brownback, Kennedy Introduce Prenatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness ActSenator Sam Brownback – brownback.senate.gov
- Letter to the Maryland State Senate Eight members of the President’s Council on Bioethics have, as individuals, signed a letter to the Maryland Senate urging defeat of that state’s proposal to fund embryonic stem cell and cloning research. The letter was hand-delivered to all state senators’ offices on March 31, 2005. – Click here to read the letter
- Stem-Cell BasicsNancy Frazier O’Brien – The Tidings
- Diabetes Foundation Loses its WayMichael Fumento – Please Note: Mr. Fumneto is a regular contributor to the Scripps Howard News Service. Despite this fact, Scripps Howard has refused to run this column. The author says he has reason to believe this is because of opposition expressed by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Scripps Howard, urging them not to run this column. According to Mr. Fumento,” JDRF contacted Scripps Howard about this column without ever having seen it and before Scripps had even received it”
- Deceptive Data Used For Stem-Cell ResearchDorothy Vining – News Times
- Remember Then, NowChristine Rosen –National Review Online
February 2005
- Embryonic Stem Cell Research Will Offer No ‘Advance’ for Society John Morris – The Business Journal Kansas City
- Embryonic Stem Cell Research as an Obsession Donald R. May – Townhall.com
- Myths Of Stem Cell Research Require Closer Look At Facts Peter J. Cataldo – Free Press
- Stemming Stem Cell Research Cal Thomas – Tribune Media
- Beginning of The End for Embryonic Stem Cell Research? Michael Fumento – Tech Central Station
- An Embryo Is A Human Being Elaine Shay – Hartford Courant
January 2005
- Cord Blood a Child’s Insurance Policy Kristi O’Harran – Herald Net
December 2004
- A Stem Cell Tale Wesley J. Smith – Weekly Standard
- Shift Focus To Adult Stem Cells Toni Meyer – Home News Tribune
- The Adult Answer Michael Fumento – National Review Online
- Science vs. Ideology Editorial Board – Investor’s Business Daily
- Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy ‘Morally Unacceptable’ Josephine Quintavalle – BBC
- In Tissue Engineering, Embryonic Stem Cells Might Not Be The Way To Go Charles Vacanti – The Scientist
October 2004
- The Wrong Path James Kelly – National Review Online
- Differentiating Stem-Cell Research Fact from Fiction Jean Swensen – St. Paul Pioneer Press
- An Edwards Outrage Charles Krauthammer – The Washington Post
- No Doubting Reeve’s Courage, but Question His Convictions Michael Cook – The Age
- We Should Fear the Disturbing Future Where Man Becomes Superman Michael Gove – The Times
- The Big Lie Robert P. George – National Review Online
- Playing Politics With the Sick Leon Kass – The Washington Post
- California’s Questionable Stem-Cell Proposal Richard M. Doerflinger – Do No Harm
September 2004
- The “Wrong” Cure Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
- Celling Out the Truth Steve Forbes – Forbes.com
- Human Being, or Source of Spare Parts? Edward R. Koucheravy – The Washington Post
August 2004
- Don’t Ignore Stem-Cell Issue Raymond J. Keating – NewsDay
- Fetuses Have Full Rights Too Paul Kokoski – Taipei Times
- Republicans and the Relics of Barbarism Robert P. George & William L. Saunders – National Review
- California’s Other Senator Wesley J. Smith – The Daily Standard
- Senseless on Stem Cells Hadley Arkes – National Review
- The Party of Cloning Eric Cohen – The Weekly Standard
- His Stem-Cell Moderation Hurts Bush Ramesh Ponnuru – The Los Angeles Times
- The Misleading Debate on Stem Cell Research Mona Charen – Townhall.com
- Out of Touch Michael Fumento – Citizen Magazine
- Whose Afraid Of The Big Bad Adult Stem Cells? Robert E. Meyer – American Daily
- Why Lines Must Be Drawn Charles Krauthammer – Time
- Hyping Stem Cell Politics by Ramesh Ponnuru – Tech Central Station
- The Prop. 71 Stem Cell Scam: Interview with Wesley J. Smith by Sheryl Henderson Blunt – Christianity Today
- Public Must Be Aware of Candidates’ True Views on Stem Cell Research Editorial Board Portsmouth Herald
- A Stem-Cell Defection by Ramesh Ponnuru – National Review Online
- ‘Healing’ via Human Sacrifice by Kelly J. Hollowell – World Net Daily
- Casualties of the Stem Cell Campaign by Richard M. Doerflinger – US Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Cloning by Any Other Name Still Smells by Terence Jeffrey – Townhall.com
- Revelation of the Nerds: The Religion of Stem Cell Research by William Saletan – Slate
- Stem Cell Difference by Michael Fumento – The New York Post
- No Controversy with Adult Stem Cells by Ellen Curtin –
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Use Adult Stem Cells Instead by Eleanor Heinis, RN –
Bristol Herald Courier
July 2004
- A “Quixotic Quest” by Jonathan Imbody – The Washington Times
- Kerry’s Zealotry by Eric Cohen – The Daily Standard
- Cynical and Cruel: Ron Reagan’s DNC Speech was Exploitation…of His Father and of Science by Michael Fumento – National Review Online
- Letter to US Congress: Support Adult Stem Cells from 2164 Medical Professionals – CMDA
- Snake Oil: Ron Reagan’s Dishonest Presentation by Robert P. George – National Review
- The C-Word: Ron Reagan Seduces by Changing the Terms of the Stem Cell Debate by Wesley J. Smith – National Review
- Ron’s Moment: Stem Cell Delusions by Ramesh Ponnuru – National Review
- What Would Reagan Do? by Francis Beckwith – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
- Ron Reagan Wrong on Stem Cells by Steven Milloy – Fox News
- Legislating Medicine: California’s Bizarre Cloning Proposition by Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Jennifer Lahl – San Francisco Chronicle
June 2004
- I’m With My Dad on Stem Cell Research by Michael Reagan – Human Events
- Nancy and Ron (Santo) are Both Wrong on Embryonic Stem Cell Research by Daniel McConchie – The Illinois Leader
- Of Stem Cells and Fairy Tales by Wesley J. Smith – The
Daily Standard - Cell Wars by Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
- Hard Cell by Ramesh Ponnuru – National Review Online
- A Bad Investmen tby Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
May 2004
- Inflated Promise, Distorted Facts by Eric Cohen – National Review Online
- The Stem Cell Cover-Up by Michael Fumento – Insight
- The Politics of Bioethics: Playing Defense is Not Enough by Eric Cohen and William Kristol –
The Weekly Standard
April 2004
- A Letter to Members of Congress in Response to a Letter Advocating Expanded ESC Research Funding by Richard M. Doerflinger, US Conference of Catholic Bishops – Do No Harm
- Sweet Banquet of the Mind Turns Sour by Sydney Smith – Tech Central Statement
March 2004
- Key Question for Research on Human Embryos Is Whether It Is Moral by Bryan Dowd And Chris Macosko – Star Tribune
- Cloning: Between Hype and Hope by James Kelly – Manitou Magazine
- Juvenile Diabetes Patients Need Real Hope, Not Hype from Do No Harm
February 2004
- Debate Needs Dose of Reality, Morality by Cardinal William H. Keeler – The Baltimore Sun
- Human Cloning in Korea: Does Medicine Have No Moral Limits? by Robert Mohler Jr. – Crosswalk.com
- Researchers Look to Stem Cell Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplants to Find a Cure for Diabetes in American Society of Hematology
January 2004
- Study: Adult Mamalian Cells Can Dedifferentiate and then Redifferentiate in Journal of the American Chemical Society (PDF)
- UPDATED: Current State Laws on Human Cloning from U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- PR: Bishops’ Official Condemns New State “Fetus Farm” Law from US Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Study on Spleen Cells Curing Diabetes in Nature Reviews
- Adult Stem Cells Cure Diabetes in Mice in Science
November 2003
- Address of John Paul II to the Members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (regarding embryonic stem cell research) from The Vatican
October 2003
- The Therapeutic Promise of Nonembryonic Stem Cells—Where’s the Beef? by Dennis English and Marc A. Williams – Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research (PDF)
August 2003
- Has Experimenting on Human Life Lost Its Power to Disgust? by Matthew Cook – The Age
July 2003
- New England Journal of Politics: Medical Journal Crosses a Line by Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
- Stop Therapeutic Cloning by Matthew du Mée Peoria – Arizona Republic
- AMA Approves Creating Life for Destructive Purposes by Samuel D. Hensley, MD – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
May 2003
- Stem Cell Research Fights Terrorism by Dennis O. Rodgerson, PhD – The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Superior Stem Cells by Jonathan Imbody – The Washington Post
April 2003
- The Battle of the Ban by Tom Hess – Focus on the Family
March 2003
- Practical Help: Adult Stem Cells Break Through by Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
- Refute the Lie, Don’t Clone It by James Kelly – Do No Harm
- Reality Check: Proof of “Therapeutic” Cloning? by Gene Tarne – Do No Harm
February 2003
- Concluding Communiqué on the “Ethics of Biomedical Research: For a Christian Vision” from Pontifical Life Academy
- Small Facts About Stem Cells by Marie-Louise Labat, et al. – World Federation of the Catholic Medical Associations
January 2003
- Christopher Reeve and Bob Carr Dehumanise Disability by Erik Leipoldt, et. al. – OnlineOpinion.com
- Plastic Adult Stem Cells: Will They Graduate From the School of Hard Knocks? by Malcom R. Alison, et. al. – Journal of Cell Science
- Spare Embryos by Gilbert Meilaender – Weekly Standard
October 2002
- Christopher Reeve Misinformed about Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cell Research? by James Kelly – The Washington Times
September 2002
- Celling Lies: More Spurious Stem-Cell Claims by Michael Fumento – National Review Online
- Stem Cells and the Human Embryo by Linda K. Bevington – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
April 2002
- Adult Stem Cell Research Holds More Scientific Promise for Cures by Jim Kelly – Detroit News
- A Response to Senator Connie Mack on Human Cloning by Jim Kelly – Do No Harm
- Spinning Stem Cells by Wesley Smith – National Review Online
March 2002
- Stem-Cell Political Science by Michael Fumento – National Review Online
January 2002
- The Case for Adult Stem Cell Research by Wolfgang Lillge, MD – 21st Century Science and Technology
November 2001
- Federally Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Bush and Beyond? by Linda K. Bevington – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
- Stem Cells and Our Moral Culture by Dennis P. Hollinger – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
August 2001
- Bush Cell-Out by Charlotte Allen – National Review Online
- The President Should Have Consulted Solomon by C. Ben Mitchell – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
- The Principle’s the Thing by Michael Novak – National Review Online
- Symposium: Did Bush Do the Right Thing?by Kathryn Jean Lopez – National Review Online
July 2001
- Only Human by Andrew Sullivan – New Republic
- The Stubborn Facts of Science by Patrick Lee and Robert P. George – National Review Online
- A New Modest Proposal by Gene Edward Veith – World
- Old MacDonald Had an Embryo Pharm: E, I, E, I, Oh? C. Ben Mitchell – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
- Cells, Fetuses, and Logic by Ramesh Ponnuru – National Review
- Short on Facts by Michael Fumento – National Review Online
- Blowing Smoke in Stem Cell Research by Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
- Politics Trumps Science by Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
- Letter to Ruth Kirschstein, Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health by Gene Tarne – Do No Harm
- The Dilemma of Embryonic Stem Cell Research by Tom P. Dooley, PhD, President, Biotechnology Association of Alabama – DrTomDooley.com
Note: Dr. Dooley has resigned as President of the Biotechnology Association of Alabama over its support of embryonic stem cell research and cloning.
June 2001
- Using Stem Cells from Embryos Will Make Human Flesh Profitable by Daniel McConchie – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
- The Stem-Cell Senators: A True Faustian Bargain by Wesley J. Smith – National Review Online
- Politics of Stem Cells: The Good News You Never Hear by Wesley J. Smith – Weekly Standard
- Truth and Stem Cells by Kathryn Jean Lopez – National Review Online
- Send in the Ban by Kathryn Jean Lopez – National Review Online
- Poll: Americans Oppose Destructive Embryo Research, Support Alternatives by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Bush’s Stem Cell Decision: Will He Go Pro-Life or Pro-Media? by Fred Barnes – Weekly Standard
- NIH Guidelines (Still)Mislead on Stem Cells by Do No Harm
May 2001
- Adult Stem Cell Advances Continue to Challenge “Need” for Destructive Embryonic Research by Do No Harm
February 2001
- The Truth About Stem Cells by Kathryn Jean Lopez – National Review Online
January 2001
- No Fountain of Youth by David A. Prentice – re:Generation Quarterly
November 2000
- Cloning and Stem Cell Research by Donal O’Mathuna – The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
- Second Thoughts on the New Biotechnology by William P. Saunders, JD – Family Research Council
- Stem Cell Research: Hype or Healing? by Pia de Solenni – Family Research Council
August 2000
- Science and Morality: No Conflict by Richard Doerflinger – U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
April 2000
- Washington Post Report Blurs Debate on Stem Cell Research by Do No Harm
October 1999
- Should Federal Funds Be Used in Research on Discarded Embryos? by Myron Genel, MD and Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD – Physicians Weekly