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The Briefing 05-21-13

Yesterday, Dr. Mohler recorded a Special Edition of The Briefing in light of the tragedy in Moore Oklahoma. Please be sure to listen to that episode in...

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The Briefing 05-16-13

1. Controversies embroil President Obama and threaten his agenda Controversies Threaten President's Agenda, Wall Street Journal (Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook) A Brief History of...

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Dr. Death on prime time: The slippery slope toward murder

The slippery slope is getting much harder to deny. Dr. Jack Kevorkian's prime-time publicity stunt demonstrates the speed with which the culture of death is...Read this essay →
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Dr. Death Gets His Verdict: For America, the Jury is Still Out

Well, Dr. Jack Kevorkian got what he wanted, and now he doesn't want it anymore. Last November, when charged with first degree murder, Kevorkian said...Read this essay →
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The Parable of the Unwilling Physician

Stephen Wallace had been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, and he wanted his doctor and the local hospital to help him commit suicide, but they...Read this essay →
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Marvelous Suicide and Beneficial Abortion — Worldviews Matter

The current "Great Recession" brings a host of moral questions as we experience a massive economic earthquake. Indeed, some see the economic crisis as an...Read this essay →
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Assisted Suicide and the “Balance of Harm”

Britain, like many other countries, is debating assisted suicide and euthanasia.  In Britain, the more common term is "assisted dying," which appears to reflect a...Read this essay →
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The Sanctity of Human Life
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Rights Talk Right to Death — Euthanasia and “Religious Primitivism”

Several years ago, Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon offered the persuasive argument that America has embraced what she calls "rights talk."  The assertion of...Read this essay →
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The Latest in the Brave New World of Bioethics

It seems like the typical week now brings an unprecedented surge of troubling new developments in the world of bioethics. From movements to dismantle human...Read this essay →
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The Latest in the Brave New World of Bioethics

It seems like the typical week now brings an unprecedented surge of troubling new developments in the world of bioethics. From movements to dismantle human...Read this essay →
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“Licensing People to Put Others Down” — The End of Human Dignity

Baroness Mary Warnock is one of the most influential figures in British life today, and one of the most influential specialists in medical ethics on...Read this essay →
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“Licensing People to Put Others Down” — The End of Human Dignity

Baroness Mary Warnock is one of the most influential figures in British life today, and one of the most influential specialists in medical ethics on...Read this essay →
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When Conscience and Medical Practice Collide

Should physicians and other healthcare professionals be required to perform procedures that violate their conscience?  Most states have adopted so-called "conscience clauses" that shield doctors...Read this essay →
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Amazing Awakenings — Will the Nation’s Conscience be Awakened Too?

As Wesley J. Smith explains, "the reigning cultural paradigm" holds that "a life with profound cognitive dysfunction is not worth living." The dominant assessment is...Read this essay →
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Sign Your Way to a “Good Death?” — The Soft Slide to Euthanasia

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Sign Your Way to a “Good Death?” — The Soft Slide to Euthanasia

Charlotte Allen doesn't want to sign a roadmap that could lead to euthanasia. That's why she refused to sign what is now commonly known as...Read this essay →
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How Much is Enough?

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A Threat to the Disabled . . . and to Us All

The state of Oregon legalized a form of assisted suicide in 1994, but its neighbor to the south, the nation's most populous state, has no...Read this essay →
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Dying with Dignity: Human Exceptionalism and the Euthanasia Debate

Do Western ideals of human autonomy and the alleviation of human suffering demand a much broader idea of euthanasia and assisted suicide? Some bioethicists are...Read this essay →
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A Pact With Death? Why the Christian Worldview Matters

Jenni Murray has made her pact with death. The popular and controversial presenter of “Woman's Hour,” a popular program on the BBC, stated her views…Read this essay →
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Anne Lamott Kills a Man – And Writes About It

Anne Lamott is a writer of incredible honesty and uncommon candor. Beyond this, she is a highly gifted artist, writing with a fluid and passionate…Read this essay →
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“At Death’s Window”: Anne Lamott And Assisted Suicide

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Church of England and British Doctors to Fight Euthanasia Bill

The Archbishop of Canterbury, senior officials of the Church of England, and a group of leading British physicians have announced plans to oppose a proposal...Read this essay →
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Death Marks an Anniversary—Have We Learned Anything?

Today, March 31, 2006, marks the one year anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death by starvation. All too quickly, Terri’s name and cause disappeared from the…Read this essay →
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Justices Uphold Assisted Suicide in Oregon

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Oregon's controversial assisted suicide law yesterday, turning back a challenge from the Bush administration. The 6-3 decision followed a familiar...Read this essay →
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Don’t Blame Me — The Machine Did It

News reports out of Israel indicate that the nation's parliament has devised a way to allow for euthanasia without violating Jewish law, which forbids human...Read this essay →
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Is the Sanctity of Human Life an Outmoded Concept?

Peter Singer has seen the future, and it does not include the sanctity of life. To be more specific, Singer presents his argument about the…Read this essay →
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Euthanasia and Autonomy — A View from Oxford

The Bishop of Oxford (Church of England) is not the type to be hung up on orthodoxy. The Right Reverend Richard Harries is a determined...Read this essay →
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A Mother’s Last Gift

On Tuesday, Susan Torres gave birth to the baby girl for whom she had hoped and prayed. Shortly thereafter, she was removed from life-support systems....Read this essay →
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