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accused the council of wrapping "political and religious agendas in the guise of dignity," and described them as largely Christian-affiliated neoconservatives; philosophers and political scientists rather than bench scientists. Meltzer said that Council members mischaracterized the positions of their
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predicted that "Obama's desire to see his policies backed by expert 'consensus' more likely will be realized with a new commission composed of like-minded political liberals steeped in utilitarianism than with the brainy, diverse and unpredictable crew that populated the now-defunct council." In
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wrote that "the panel itself, far from being an incubator of intellectual ferment, had evolved into a publicly funded right-wing think tank with a handful of token moderates for window dressing" and argued that "Obama was wise to scrap the entire panel and to start over."
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Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President's Council on Bioethics, Book Review by Leslie A. Meltzer, New England Journal of Medicine, 359:660 (August 7, 2008)
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President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
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The response to President Obama's decision to disband the council drew both criticism and praise.
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The members of the council were appointed directly by the President; the President also chose the
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Executive Order 13521 of November 24, 2009, superseded the previous council by establishing the
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The executive order that established the Council and defined its goals and powers.
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Richard Roblin - scientific director (2001–2005), acting executive director (2005)
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opponents and used invective rather than addressing the merits of the arguments.
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Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies (2004)
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Establishing the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
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Blackburn E, Rowley J (2004) Reason as Our Guide. PLoS Biol 2(4): e116
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White Paper: Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (2005)
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Being Human: Readings from the President's Council on Bioethics (2003)
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Wade, Nicholas. Obama Plans to Replace Bush’s Bioethics Panel.
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Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (2003)
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Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society (2005)
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Critics have questioned the motives and goals of the PCBE.
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Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
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Executive branch of the government of the United States
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Dissolution of bioethics council is a loss for America
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Dean Frazier Clancy - executive director (2001–2004)
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Index


United States
President
George W. Bush
administration
bioethics
Executive Order
13237
biomedical
science
technology
National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Bill Clinton
chairperson
Edmund D. Pellegrino
term
federal government
Barack Obama
Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
Amy Gutmann
James W. Wagner
Elizabeth Blackburn
Leslie A. Meltzer
Colleen Carroll Campbell
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Jacob M. Appel
Mount Sinai Hospital
Edmund D. Pellegrino
Leon R. Kass
Ben Carson

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