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Japanese researchers at Mie University have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to eliminate the extra chromosome that causes Down Syndrome, showing potential to normalize cellular function. Is this a promising step toward treating genetic disorders—or a slippery slope toward engineering “designer babies”?

My social media feed has recently been flooded with friends and celebrities participating in the ice bucket challenge. As the trend was taken on by those in my close friend circles, like any sane person, I began to pray nobody would pick me to endure such frigid torture.

“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people
who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”
~Mark Twain DISCLAIMER: This article was assembled with a heavy dose of sarcasm. Proceed at your...

Introduced by the brilliantly brave State Representative La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago), HB 4040 would criminalize any discipline, correction or action perceived as "persecution" by a parent toward their minor child--aka, “bullying.” If passed, this law would give a minor child the legal ability to sue their parents for the emotional damage caused by a word or look.

It may have slipped your notice, but October is Down Syndrome Awareness month.

Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic condition that occurs in one of every seven hundred babies born in the United States (CDC). The medical community, as evidenced from the source above, views it as a disease that makes life not worth living for those affected by it--which explains why so many mothers choose to abort their babies when diagnosed.

As the oldest teenage daughter of Illinois Family Institute’s executive director, I have had the privilege of visiting Springfield for a great number of events. But this past Wednesday was perhaps the most important event I’ve volunteered for as I witnessed over four thousand pro-life Illinoisans converge on our state capitol to oppose two extreme abortion bills currently pending in the General Assembly.

Virginia lawmakers recently rejected a bill that would have made it permissible to terminate a pregnancy throughout all three trimesters, just like the egregious bill New York recently legalized. While thrilled that Virginia lawmakers had the commonsense to vote this...