Published Date: April 1, 2009 | Topics: Natural Law, Philosophy
[This article was co-authored by Robert P. George and Patrick Lee.] If, as we believe, human embryos are human beings who deserve the same basic respect we accord to human beings at later developmental stages, then research that involves deliberately dismembering embryonic humans in order to use their cells for the benefit of others is […]
Published Date: September 22, 2013 | Topics: Civil Rights and Liberties, Constitutional Issues, Politics and Current Affairs
The Obama administration has brought the question of religious freedom and the rights of conscience to the forefront of American politics. But to understand that question, we need to consider the origins of our traditions of liberty — and of conscience — and to consider why the First Amendment put the freedom of religion first among our rights. Read […]