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Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Not Interested in Deep Discourse, “Shadow” Bioethics Council Will Be

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC The current First Things (June/July 2010) has an important article by Eric Cohen and Yuval Levin — both of whom were staffers on the President’s Council on Bioethics under Leon Kass. They note that President Obama has profoundly downplayed bioethics in his presidency so far [...]

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For Immediate Release November 24, 2009 President Obama Establishes New Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, Names Commission Leadership WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating a new Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. He also announced today he has appointed Amy Gutmann to serve as Chair [...]

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Honoring the President’s Council on Bioethics

By Evan Rosa, CBC Staff Writer: In one of my recent articles, I suggested that we live amidst rampant moral confusion. And a long history of human ideas and events has escorted us to this point. As we continue to develop new technology, new medical procedures, and a slew of new ideas about these, there [...]

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