Thursday, April 03, 2008

Iowa Right To Life


Announcing-Wesley J. Smith Coming to Iowa
April 23, 24, 25


Speaking at:
Des Moines University, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa

BRAVE NEW IOWA:Stem Cells, Cloning and the Sanctity of Human Life

Wesley J. Smith

Author and lawyer, Wesley J. Smith, is a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, an attorney for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, and a special consultant for the Center for Bioethics and Culture. His writing and opinion columns on assisted suicide, bioethics, legal ethics, and public affairs have appeared in such publications as Newsweek, New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He has authored or co-authored eleven books, including Forced Exit: The Slippery Slope from Assisted Suicide to Legalized Murder; Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America; Power Over Pain, A Consumer's Guide to Obtaining Good Pain Control; and A Consumer's Guide to Brave New World. Smith is the author of the Internet blog "Secondhand Smoke" and hosts a biweekly podcast, "Brave New Bioethics."
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Iowa Right to Life is sponsoring Wesley's visit and partnering with Des Moines University Students For Life, Iowa State University Students for Life, The John Paul II Stem Cell Research Institute, and The University of Iowa Students for Life.

After the repeal of our Human Cloning Ban by the 2007 Legislature, Iowa is now looking at cloning humans with taxpayer funding. Come hear Wesley Smith talk on the issue of human cloning, stem cell research and the impact the political arena has had on science. This is one of, if not the best, speaker you will hear on these subjects.


April 23, 7:30 PM--Des Moines University: Lecture Hall 3 in the Academic Center

April 24, 8:00 PM--Iowa State University: Sun Room, Memorial Union

April 25, 7:30 PM--The University of Iowa: Pappajohn Business Building, Tippe Auditorium W151

To hear Wesley Smith is free of charge, if you would like to make a donation to help us in our education, please send your donation to Iowa Right to Life, 1500 Illinois Street, Des Moines, 50314-- please mark your check, "Wesely Smith." On-line donations can be made by going to: http://www.irlc.org/about/donate.htm

For More Information: Kim Lehman, Iowa Right to Life Committee, 515.202.2517