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Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, Orlando Carter Snead
Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, Orlando Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead
Public bioethics — the governance of science, medicine, and biotechnology in the name of ethical goods — is an emerging area of American law. The field uniquely combines scientific knowledge, moral reasoning, and prudential judgments about democratic decisionmaking. It has captured the attention of officials in every branch of government, as well as the American public. Public questions (such as those relating to the law of abortion, the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and the regulation of end-of-life decisionmaking) continue to roil the public square.
This article examines the question of how scientific methods and principles can and …
Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, Orlando Carter Snead
Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, Orlando Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead
Public bioethics — the governance of science, medicine, and biotechnology in the name of ethical goods — is an emerging area of American law. The field uniquely combines scientific knowledge, moral reasoning, and prudential judgments about democratic decisionmaking. It has captured the attention of officials in every branch of government, as well as the American public. Public questions (such as those relating to the law of abortion, the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and the regulation of end-of-life decisionmaking) continue to roil the public square.
This article examines the question of how scientific methods and principles can and …