An embryo, animal as well as human, possesses indwelling powers of organic and integrated self-development and ontogensis worthy of respect.

Medically and ethically, reprogramming of human somatic cellsto pluripotency is anenormously significant achievement.

Despite convictions about the potential person in embryos, the Times urges the destruction of embryos in order to gain medical knowledge.

Senators will be given a chance this week toincrease funding for alternative sources. They should not miss thispromising opportunity for scientific and ethical statesmanship.

Leon R. Kass warns of the danger of cloning.

Our ethical reflections and regulatory institutions have lagged behind our rapid technological advance.

What guidance does the Constitution offer us in considering the ethical dilemmas posed by biotechnology? Drawing upon Madison, Jefferson, and Lincoln, Diana Schaub examines four constitutional clauses that bear on bioethics. She reveals that our contemporary dilemmas and debates--about the status of the human embryo, for instance, or the position...

In his recent book Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics (Encounter Books, 2002), Leon Kass gives a report on the status of biotechnology and the perils of ignoring human dignity as it relates to scientific advancements.

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