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Science, Politics, and the Dilemmas of Bioethics |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / ESSAYS--BIOETHICS |
| Author: Leon R. Kass |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 8,288 Words, 53,213 Characters |
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The following was originally delivered as the Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture at the College of the Holy Cross on March 21, 2005, and has been adapted for The World & I Online. The opinions expressed are personal and not necessarily reflective of the President's Council on Bioethics or the Bush administration.
In these challenging times, facing as we do the large but uncertain promises and perils of the new age of biotechnology, it is crucial that we all come to understand these issues and, above all, what they mean for the future of our humanity.
The dilemmas of bioethics are much in the news these days. Should the federal government fund stem cell research where it requires that human embryos be harmed or destroyed? Should scientists be prohibited from attempting to ...
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...uld undermine the belief that it matters less how long one lives than how well. And sometimes lives may need to be risked or even sacrificed that others may survive and flourish. Such questions of the good life--of humanization and dehumanization--are of paramount importance to the field of bioethics and to the future of our nation and the human race.
© 2005 President's Council on Bioethics
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