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World Experts for Family & Life, Pro-Life Campaign and Second Look Project... : 26th Feb 10
World Experts for Family & Life, Pro-Life Campaign and Second Look Project Seminar March 5th
Mark Friday evening March 5, 2010, (8.00pm sharp. Registration 7.30pm) into your diary as a date not to be missed! Family & Life, the Pro-Life Campaign and the Second Look Project will co-sponsor a seminar featuring two of the world’s most renowned academics/scientists.
The first is Stanford University Professor William Hurlbut, a former member of the US President’s Bioethics Council and a leading researcher on ethical stem cell research, famed for his advocacy of Altered Nuclear Transfer (ANT). This is a scientific method of obtaining pluripotent stem cells without the creation and destruction of human embryos.
Secondly, we have Princeton University Professor Robert George, professor of jurisprudence, politics and philosophy, who is a former Judicial Fellow at the US Supreme Court. Professor George was also a member of the President’s Council for Bioethics and is a prolific author. He had a particular influence in the writing of "The Manhattan Declaration: A Call to Christian Conscience".
Lecture Details:
Professor Hurlbut: "Embryos, Human Dignity and Stem Cell Research: Is There a Way Forward?"
Professor George: "Political Obligations, Conscience and Human Life".
Book early as space is strictly limited for this important seminar. To book, please contact Family & Life at 01 855 2790 or email: fandl@iol.ie.
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