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| − | I. Beginning of Life
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| − | a. Abortion
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| − | “Recognizing the critical nature and complexity of the issue of abortion, be it resolved that the Baptist General Conference opposes abortion on demand and encourages its members to influence public opinion in this regard and that our attitude toward those involved in abortion and abortion decisions, be able to speak the truth in love, seeking to bring to bear the forgiveness of God and healing through Christ’s body, the church” (Resolution adopted in 1981, from official web site: http://www.scene3.org/content/view/1553/143/ )
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| − | b. Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
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| − | c. Reproductive Technologies (List from NOVA’s 18 Ways to Make a Baby)
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| − | i. Artificial Insemination – of mother with father’s sperm
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| − | ii. Artificial Insemination – of mother with donor’s sperm
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| − | iii. Artificial Insemination – with egg and sperm donors, using surrogate mother
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| − | iv. In Vitro Fertilization - using egg and sperm of parents
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| − | v. IVF – with Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
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| − | vi. IVF – with frozen embryos
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| − | vii. IVF – with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
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| − | viii. IVF – with egg donor
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| − | ix. IVF – with sperm donor
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| − | x. IVF – with surrogate with egg and sperm from parents
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| − | xi. IVF – with surrogate and egg donor
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| − | xii. IVF – with surrogate and sperm donor
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| − | xiii. IVF – with surrogate and her egg and father’s sperm
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| − | xiv. IVF – with surrogate and egg and sperm donor
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| − | xv. Cytoplasmic transfer
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| − | xvi. Nuclear Transfer and Cloning (for reproduction)
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| − | d. Human Cloning for Biomedical Research
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| − | e. Genetic Screening
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| − | f. Genetic Testing
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| − | g. Gender Selection
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| − | h. Germ-line Modification
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| − | i. Contraception
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| − | II. End of Life
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| − | a. Physician-Assisted Suicide
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| − | b. End-of-Life Care [change the name of this to be more descriptive]
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| − | III. Social Issues
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| − | a. Access to Healthcare – [HIV/AIDS]
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| − | b. Eugenics
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| − | c. Privacy of Healthcare Information
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| − | d. Human Organ Donation & Transplantation – [Medical Tourism]
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| − | e. Patenting of Human Tissue
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| − | f. People with disabilities
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| − | g. Technology
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| − | IV. Enhancement
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| − | a. Therapeutic & Enhancement Technologies [Distinction]
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| − | b. Biomedical Enhancement (non germ-line)
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| − | i. Physical
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| − | ii. Cognitive
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| − | c. Transhumanism
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| − | d. Cyborgs
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| − | e. Human/Animal Hybrids and Chimeras
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| − | Bethel Theological Seminary and Bethel College in St. Paul, MN
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| − | Official periodical: BGC World
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| − | The Standard
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| − | Harvest Publications
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| − | John Piper is BGC minister (Desiring God Ministries)
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| − | Official Web site: http://www.scene3.org/
| + | In 2008 the Baptist General Conference was renamed Converge Worldwide, and in 2015 this was shortened to Converge. Please consult [[Converge]] for official bioethical statements of this denomination. |
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| − | “In 2000, the BGC had 140,925 members in 866 churches in the United States. These churches are also organized into 13 district bodies - Columbia, Florida/Caribbean, Great Lakes, Heartland, Iowa, Mideast, Michigan, Minnesota, Midwest, Northern California, Northeast, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest. There are 5 district bodies in Canada that cooperate together through the Baptist General Conference of Canada.” (from http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Baptist_General_Conference/)
| + | [[Category:Denominations]] |
| | + | [[Category:Baptist Denominations]] |
| | + | [[Category:North America]] |
| | + | [[Category:USA]] |
