My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes.

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Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as...

Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as...

We owe our existence to our parents, but we actually didn't have a choice.

We owe our existence to our parents, but we actually didn't have a choice.

Many other countries have already banned human cloning, and there are efforts at the UN...

Many other countries have already banned human cloning, and there are efforts at the UN...

One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some...

One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some...

Biology, meaning the science of all life, is a late notion.

Biology, meaning the science of all life, is a late notion.

I don't like being forced to reduce my thoughts to sound bites.

I don't like being forced to reduce my thoughts to sound bites.

Our only responsibility is to live our own life and take care of our own...

Our only responsibility is to live our own life and take care of our own...

I don't believe that efforts to prohibit only so-called reproductive cloning can be successful.

I don't believe that efforts to prohibit only so-called reproductive cloning can be successful.

Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth and the enhancement of human possibilities.

Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth and the enhancement of human possibilities.

The abortion controversy is important for what it says about our stance toward procreation and...

The abortion controversy is important for what it says about our stance toward procreation and...

I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward...

I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward...

We are enmeshed in a lineage that came from somewhere and is going to make...

We are enmeshed in a lineage that came from somewhere and is going to make...

We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering...

We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering...

As bad as it might be to destroy a creature made in God's image, it...

As bad as it might be to destroy a creature made in God's image, it...

Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the promise of biotechnology to cure disease and to relieve...

Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the promise of biotechnology to cure disease and to relieve...

The so-called right to reproduce is not an unlimited right.

The so-called right to reproduce is not an unlimited right.

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish?

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish?

It's a short step from the belief that every child should be wanted to the...

It's a short step from the belief that every child should be wanted to the...

In cloning, in contrast, reproduction is asexual - the cloned child is the product not...

In cloning, in contrast, reproduction is asexual - the cloned child is the product not...

Genetics is crude, but neuroscience goes directly to work on the brain, and the mind...

Genetics is crude, but neuroscience goes directly to work on the brain, and the mind...