THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS-REQUIESCAT IN PACE

THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS-REQUIESCAT IN PACE

In mid-June 2009, the Obama administration dissolved the President's Council on Bioethics (PCBE), a group established by President George W. Bush in August 2001 and whose nearly eight-year life was marked from beginning to end by controversy. While some will regret the PCBE's passing, othe...

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Published in:The Journal of religious ethics 2010-06, Vol.38 (2), p.197-218
Main Author: Green, Ronald M.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Bioethics
Bush, George W
Conservatism
Councils
Embryos
Human cloning
Human genetics
Jewish bioethics
Medical genetics
Morality
President's Council on Bioethics (U.S.)
Presidents
public bioethics commissions
Religious ethics
Stem cells
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Summary:In mid-June 2009, the Obama administration dissolved the President's Council on Bioethics (PCBE), a group established by President George W. Bush in August 2001 and whose nearly eight-year life was marked from beginning to end by controversy. While some will regret the PCBE's passing, others will regard the Council as a failed experiment in doing public bioethics.
ISSN:0384-9694
1467-9795