> Subject: American Bioethics Advisory Commission Demands...
> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:30:57 EST
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> American Bioethics Advisory Commission Demands Resignation Of Princeton
> Professor
>
> WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- "The American Bioethics Advisory Committee
> is demanding the resignation of Princeton professor of Philosophy Peter
> Singer," said ABAC president Father Joseph Howard.
>
> Dr. Singer has held the appointment of the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of
> Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values since the fall of this
> year.
>
> Dr. Singer, who is also president of the International Society of Bioethics,
> is both pro-abortion and pro-infanticide and wrote in his article, Rethinking
> Life and Death: A New Ethical Approach, "A newborn infant does not have the
> same right to life as a person and the cultures that practiced infanticide
> were on solid ground."
>
> In the same article, Singer rewrites the 10 Commandments, the first of which
> reads, "Recognize that the worth of human life varies." The fourth and fifth
> respectively read, "Bring children into the world only if they are wanted,"
> and "Do not discriminate on the basis of species."
>
> Singer also writes, "Some non-human animals are more like normal human beings
> than are some seriously damaged members of our own species."
>
> "My daughter had intended on applying to Princeton but she will not attend a
> school that espouses the beliefs of a man who advocates the killing of
> disabled infants. We'll look for another school and Princeton better take
> into consideration how many other parents and families will make the same
> decision," said Erin Alexander of Clearwater, Texas.
>
> In his book, Practical Ethics, Singer writes, "Because people are human does
> not mean that their lives are more valuable than animals."
>
> "Apparently Singer believes that we should be able to judge the quality of
> life for another human," said Howard.
>
> "Each and every one of us, including Peter Singer has from 5 to 50 defective
> sequences of DNA from the moment of fertilization. No member of the human
> species has a perfect genome. These imperfect sequences, though not always
> expressed, could over time become active causing disease or pathology. It
> would seem that Dr. Singer in fact discriminates on the basis of species by
> the fact that the species in question, the human species, is not perfect."
> Howard said.
>
> "The essence of philosophy is to seek the truth and apply it to our lives.
> Placing higher value on animal rights than human life is a blatant disregard
> for the natural law.
>
> "Peter Singer is an apostate to philosophy and bioethics and must be removed
> from his appointment immediately before he causes further harm to Princeton
> University students seeking truth not relativism.
>
> The ABAC is a division of American Life League, and is a commissioned
> organization of scholars in law, medicine, science and philosophy and Theology
> for the purpose of developing ethical solutions to questions regarding
> cloning, contraception, reproductive technologies and brain death.
>
> SOURCE American Bioethics Advisory Commission
>
> CO: American Bioethics Advisory Commission; American Life League
>
> ST: District of Columbia, New Jersey
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