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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001 93(24):1834-1836; doi:10.1093/jnci/93.24.1834
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 24, 1834-1836, December 19, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

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When Research and Politics Collide, Advice Sought From Ethics Panels

Tom Reynolds

In his Aug. 9 speech on embryonic stem cells, President Bush announced the creation of a new Council on Bioethics, chaired by University of Chicago professor Leon Kass, M.D., Ph.D., that will provide guidance on stem cell research and other biotechnology issues.


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  		Dr. Leon Kass

 
During the same month, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, whose charter expired Oct. 3, issued its final report outlining ethical and policy issues surrounding human research and recommending changes in research oversight.

What will be NBAC’s legacy, and how will the changing of the bioethics guard affect scientists, patients, and research participants?

A quarter-century history of national bioethics panels indicates that these groups can spur reform in scientific practice through both policy change and informal influence. But it also shows how politics can frustrate and even derail their efforts.

The National Research Act of 1974 created the first such panel, the National Commission for . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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