The news hit the fan last week that scientists figured out a way to “do” embryonic stem cell research without destroying embryos.

“They didn’t do anything like what the headlines are saying they did,” said Richard Doerflinger, deputy director of the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, in an Aug. 24 interview with Catholic News Service. “All they showed was that you can kill an embryo at an earlier stage than they did before.”

So, there you go. They scientists removed one cell of an 8-celled embryo (aka microscopic baby) and used that single stem cell to generate more stem cells. Imagine if 1/8 of your body was cut off. Would you say “no harm done?”

The press ate it up – of course, because they are enamoured of the culture of death to the point of being ready to publish anything that makes it easier to swallow, regardless of accuracy or lack thereof. Read the whole story, and you’ll see that no one bothered with fact-checking this one.