Center for Bio-Ethical Reform
Encyclopedia
The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) is an American
pro-life
organization promulgating views of the right to life
for the unborn
, disabled, infirm, aged and other vulnerable groups. The CBR was founded in July 1990 as a privately-funded, non-profit educational corporation. Its slogan is "abortion represents an evil
so inexpressible that words fail us when attempting to describe its horror. Until abortion is seen, it will never be understood." The Executive Director of the CBR is Gregg Cunningham
, a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who has also held a number of other government positions. He was a member of the Reagan administration. The CBR is strictly non-violent.
, Matthew 28:20, and the AbortionNO web site.
CBR also publishes press releases and conducts seminars condemning abortion
and advocating for disabled and elderly rights.
victims to aborted fetuses, in the context of its Genocide Awareness Project
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
organization promulgating views of the right to life
Right to life
Right to life is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being...
for the unborn
Fetus
A fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth.In humans, the fetal stage of prenatal development starts at the beginning of the 11th week in gestational age, which is the 9th week after fertilization.-Etymology and spelling variations:The...
, disabled, infirm, aged and other vulnerable groups. The CBR was founded in July 1990 as a privately-funded, non-profit educational corporation. Its slogan is "abortion represents an evil
Evil
Evil is the violation of, or intent to violate, some moral code. Evil is usually seen as the dualistic opposite of good. Definitions of evil vary along with analysis of its root motive causes, however general actions commonly considered evil include: conscious and deliberate wrongdoing,...
so inexpressible that words fail us when attempting to describe its horror. Until abortion is seen, it will never be understood." The Executive Director of the CBR is Gregg Cunningham
Gregg Cunningham
Gregg L. Cunningham is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is currently Executive Director of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, a pro-life advocacy group.-References:...
, a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who has also held a number of other government positions. He was a member of the Reagan administration. The CBR is strictly non-violent.
Projects
The CBR develops resources and displays media. Their projects include the Reproductive "Choice" Campaign, the Genocide Awareness ProjectGenocide Awareness Project
The Genocide Awareness Project is a movable pro-life display being temporarily installed on multiple university campuses in the United States and Canada since 1997. The display includes pictures of aborted fetuses juxtaposed next to pictures of abused animals and victims of genocide...
, Matthew 28:20, and the AbortionNO web site.
CBR also publishes press releases and conducts seminars condemning abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
and advocating for disabled and elderly rights.
Controversy
The CBR has controversially compared Nazi genocideGenocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
victims to aborted fetuses, in the context of its Genocide Awareness Project
Genocide Awareness Project
The Genocide Awareness Project is a movable pro-life display being temporarily installed on multiple university campuses in the United States and Canada since 1997. The display includes pictures of aborted fetuses juxtaposed next to pictures of abused animals and victims of genocide...
.