... ;punishment" for infertile couples but an affirmation of the sanctity of human life. The Church knew in the 1970's, as it does today, ... begotten" but would become "man-made". And sure enough, human embryos created by IVF are now a valuable commodity and ... human cloning is the next logical step. IVF has begotten human cloning. Don't believe me? This story proves the link between IVF ...

... ." It is rather sinister to view ourselves as products and constructions. Yet, the commodifcation of human beings happens every day, on every level, from race to gender to disability, so ... them and thus, "treat" and institutionalize them.Instead of rigorously critiquing our creation of various human "products," and ourselves -- as vulnerable to bias in the name of economic gain and power -- it is ...

... Nobel peace laureate, said the world has shied away from criticizing the North's human rights because of fear of its nuclear weapons."The international community has ... in the report.North Korea rails against any criticism of its human rights record as a U.S.-backed effort to ... the overthrow its government. Harsh criticism of the North's human rights by U.S. lawmakers has often stood in stark contrast ...

... goes on to say that the ancient world had many theories about the genesis of individual human life. Many theories are distinguished by a kind of gradualism, that an embryo is only a ... on the beginning of one's existence.Leroux goes on to say that rabbinical literature was ambivalent about the beginnings of human life. Christians accept elements of both Aristotleian and Platonic visions of the soul, ...

ChavezVenezuelan Pres. Hugo Chavez comes under fire in a new report issued by Human Rights Watch which details scores ... ago, when Chavez took power, the new constitution could have been used to increase human rights. Instead, it says, things went in the opposite direction as he sought ... limiting workers' ability to associate and blockades hampering the work of human rights activists.The government ...

... as property robs people of the dignity and honor of being a human. This has deeply affected how these [post-exodus] Israelites see ... Ten Commandments is the long process of teaching them how to be human again (see Exodus 19-20). These commands are vital truths about what it means to live in authentic human community. The first commandment instructs the people to "have no other gods." Their humanity ...