Dumitru, Ana Maria
5 Articles at Lifeissues.net

(2017) Ana Maria Dumitru is a fifth-year MD/PhD candidate at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College.

Articles

Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best: A New Doctor's Reflections on COVID-19

As we prepare for the worst and hope for the best, we have daily opportunities to make meaningful impacts on each other and on our communities. We have come together in a new way, and I suspect this will ultimately reshape the future landscapes of our medical practice and our health-care system.

Date posted: 2020-04-15

Unique from Day One: Pro-Life Is Pro-Science

The main dividing line between pro-life and pro-choice is not which side cares more about women, families, and their basic freedoms. It's how each group applies the scientific facts to determine what constitutes women's rights.

Date posted: 2019-02-15

The Embryo Orphanage: A Cautionary Tale

As long as complicit bystanders refrain from voicing dissent, embryo destruction will continue to masquerade as a practical, commonplace business, rather than the social cancer it truly is.

Date posted: 2017-05-22

Fertility Awareness-Based Family Planning: Good for Both Body and Soul

Fertility-awareness based methods of family planning are not only safe, economical, and effective. They also empower women and couples to understand, respect, and work with their bodies.

Date posted: 2017-04-01

Science, Embryonic Autonomy, and the Question of When Life Begins

The truth is that science already has answered this question, loud and clear. It's really pretty simple. You take an egg from a female and a sperm cell from a male. The sperm penetrates the egg. And now you have one cell with the complete amount of genetic material needed for everything a human could ever want to do. A new study demonstrates that human embryos autonomously direct their own development from the very earliest moments of life - even when they are not in their mothers' wombs.

Date posted: 2017-02-09