President's
Council on Bioethics
Dr. Elizabeth
Blackburn, a distinguished cell biologist, and Dr. William
May, a prominent medical ethicist, were recently dismissed
from the President’s Council on Bioethics -- the
federal commission charged with advising the President
on the ethical
implications of advancements in biomedical research. Dr.
Blackburn
and Dr. May frequently disagreed with the Administration's
positions on the ethics of biomedical research, and Dr. Blackburn
was removed from the panel soon after she objected to a Council
report on stem cell research. The removal of Drs. Blackburn
and May -- and the subsequent appointment of two new panel
members who are supportive
of the Administration's stated positions -- limits the range
of views now available to the President on bioethical issues.
The removal of Drs. Blackburn and May has led to protest
from
scientists, researchers, and ethicists.
Letters
Mar. 2, 2004
Administration May Have Misinformed Public on Dismissals
from President's Bioethics Council
Reps. Waxman and Slaughter called attention to the dismissal
of Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, a distinguished cell biologist,
from the President’s Council on Bioethics soon after
she objected to a Council report on stem cell research. Waxman
and Slaughter also called on the President to rethink the
Administration's policy on the federal funding of stem cell
research.
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Letter to President Bush
Statements of Protest
from the Scientific Community
Letter
to the President from Researchers and Physicians 
American
Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
American
Society for Cell Biology
Essays
Reason
as Our Guide - Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Janet
Rowley
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Scientific Committees
