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Of Stem Cells, Life, and Quality of Life |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / ESSAYS--BIOETHICS |
| Author: Leon R. Kass |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 6,292 Words, 36,591 Characters |
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Below is a record of the question and answer session that followed Leon Kass' address at the College of the Holy Cross on March 21, 2005.
Kass: Since I deliberately chose to speak in more general terms about questions of science and society, touching only in passing many of the concrete ethical issues, it would not surprise me if people were more interested in those. And you should feel perfectly free to ask about those matters. If it's something I either don't know about, or can't speak about, I'll so indicate. But please, I look forward to conversation.
Question: In August 2001, President Bush announced his administration's position on stem cell research. And in his speech, the president cited the importance of balancing medical progress, as well as respect for...
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...ificed everything that would make life worth living, just to have a longer life. And that really is the challenge in a culture in which health seems to trump all other kinds of goods. Health is wonderful, but it's not the last and, finally, not even the best or most important human good. And it's very important that we not sacrifice everything for that.
© 2005 President's Council on Bioethics
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