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Scholarship on disabilities

Ann Millett-Gallant’s “The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art” offers trenchant commentary about art works depicting the “disabled,” the outmoded and now politically-incorrect word to denote persons who have physical challenges.  Many of her statements can be useful for a life-affirming perspective towards those with disabilities whose right to life is being contested by infanticide and […]

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Abortion and death rates in Italy (discussion on LinkedIn).

A colleague on the Italian American Professionals group on LinkedIn posed the following question: “Since the death rate in Italy exceeds the birth rate, Italians are a disappearing race. How do we stop this from happening?”  My response is as follows: “May I also suggest that you support the pro-life movement in Italy?  As you […]

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Stem-cell research and “direct conversion.”

Colleagues interested in stem cell research may find information about “direct conversion” helpful; apparently, this development may make embryonic stem-cell research needless.  Further information can be found at http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/29/bio-3220/.