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Far from reducing the number of abortions, contraception to some extent finds in abortion a natural unfolding.

Given that the contraceptive mentality is in fact close to the abortive mentality, large-scale use of contraception in the developed nations has contributed to the routine use of abortion.

Scientific research today is oriented towards the development of increasingly “effective” contraceptive techniques to prevent conception and [to prevent] the continuation of pregnancy, with increasingly less risk to the woman, resulting in increasingly abortifacient contraception.

This is a further demonstration of the close link, not only cultural but also scientific, between the use of contraception and the demand for abortion.

To avoid uttering the word “abortion”, people talk about the pharmacological “prevention” of implantation, “interception” or “contragestion”.

It is also asserted that the embryo is not an embryo as long as it is not implanted in the lining of the uterus, but simply a “pre-embryo”, a mass of cells which does not call for any particular respect.

However, a play on words cannot change the reality of the facts.

[Those] who, verbally or in writing, endorse the use of contraception, must know that, in so doing, they are endorsing all the abortions thereby caused and to be caused, which will amount to millions of individuals.

[Jacques Suaudeau, http://www.dialoguedynamics.com/content/learning-forum/interviews-and-articles/article/mons-jacques-suaudeau-on-the-link]

 
Singapore Allows Human Cloning for Embryonic Stem Cell Research (9/04) PDF Print E-mail
Human cloning has been prohibited for reproductive purposes in Singapore. However, the “clone and kill” process condemned by pro-life groups is allowed and the human embryo must be destroyed in 14 days, according to a law passed 2Sept. Singapore, which has been attempting to attract stem cell researchers to the country, has some of the most lenient restrictions on biomedical research, and has recently spent over $1.8 billion for grants, tax breaks, and facilities for scientists. But such measures have also attracted researchers on the fringe of biotech, such as Alan Colman, who cloned "Dolly" the sheep; he moved to Singapore in 2002. Some parliament members expressed concern over allowing the cloning for “research” purposes, termed “therapeutic cloning”. Dr. Lily Neo warned the fellow MPs that therapeutic cloning "is a thin wedge to reproductive cloning" and that research should be closely monitored lest it be abused "by maverick scientists and researchers." Neo suggested that successful adult stem cells, such as those collected from cord blood, be used in lieu of embryos. [http://www.lifenews.com/bio452.html, 3Sept04]
 
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