Word: kass
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...council will report to Bush, and may issue opinions and recommendations. Leon R. Kass, who heads the council, said members would testify in upcoming Senate hearings on human cloning if called upon...
...Kass, a professor at the University of Chicago and fellow at the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute, said he envisions the council addressing issues such as human cloning from a more philosophical and intellectual—rather than political—perspective...
...developments [in biotechnology] touch the very deepest core of what it means to be a human being. I want to emphasize that in discussing the hot-button issues we want to put these matters in the context of human goods that are precious to defend,” Kass said...
...Kass said he has had differences with Sandel over some issues coming before the council, but considers Sandel “a very thoughtful, very principled individual...
...Despite some of the criticism, it is the most intellectually diverse body that has ever worked on these issues,” Kass said...