Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Consensus

Quietly President Obama has dismantled the President's Council on Bioethics.  This group was formed in 2001 after President Bush issued his Executive Order on Embryonic Stem Cell Research.  This Council advised the President on policies relating to stem cell and many other bioethical issues.

White House press officer, Reid Cherlin, stated,"the Council was disbanded because it was designed by the Bush administration to be a philosophical leaning advisory group that favored discussion over developing a shared consensus.  President Obama will appoint a new bioethical commission one that offers practical policy options as a new mandate."

What!  Options rather than scientific facts? Any suggestions for the new bioethical council? 

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