The President's Council on Bioethics 1154723 211942630 2008-05-12T20:01:17Z Kbdankbot 6505923 Robot - move category per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 May 5|2008 May 5]] '''The President's Council on Bioethics''' (PCBE[http://www.bioethics.gov/]) is a group of individuals appointed by [[United States]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] to advise his [[Presidency of George W. Bush|administration]] on [[bioethics]]. Established on [[November 28]], [[2001]], by [[Executive order (United States)|Executive Order]] [[List of United States federal executive orders|13237]], the Council is directed to "advise the President on bioethical issues that may emerge as a consequence of advances in [[Biomedical engineering|biomedical]] [[science]] and [[technology]]."[http://www.bioethics.gov/about/executive.html] The members of the council are appointed directly by the President; the President also chooses the [[Chair (official)|chairperson]] of the Council (currently [[Edmund D. Pellegrino]]). Council members, totaling no more than 18, are appointed for a two-year [[term]], after which time they may be reappointed by the President. Individuals appointed cannot be officers or employees of the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]]. Executive Order 13237 [http://www.bioethics.gov/about/executive.html] was renewed in [[2003]] and again in [[2005]]. == Chairman == *[[Edmund D. Pellegrino]], M.D. - chairman (2005-present) *[[Leon Kass|Leon R. Kass]], M.D., Ph.D. - chairman (2001-2005) == Current members == *Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. - chairman (2005-present) *[[Ben Carson]], M.D. *[[Rebecca S. Dresser]], J.D., M.S. *[[Daniel W. Foster]], M.D. *[[Michael Gazzaniga|Michael S. Gazzaniga]], Ph.D. *[[Robert P. George]], J.D., D. Phil *[[Alfonso Gómez-Lobo]], Dr. Phil. *[[Leon Kass|Leon R. Kass]], M.D., Ph.D. *[[William B. Hurlbut]], M.D. *[[Charles Krauthammer]], M.D. *[[Peter Augustine Lawler]], Ph.D. *[[Paul McHugh]], M.D. *[[Gilbert C. Meilaender]], Ph.D. *[[Janet D. Rowley]], M.D. *[[Diana Schaub|Diana J. Schaub]], Ph.D. == Former members == *[[Elizabeth H. Blackburn]], Ph.D. (2002-2004) *[[Stephen Carter]], J.D. (2002) *[[Francis Fukuyama]], Ph.D. (2002-2005) *[[Mary Ann Glendon]], J.D., M.Comp.L. (2002-2005) *[[William F. May]], Ph.D. (2002-2004) *[[Michael J. Sandel]], D.Phil. (2002-2005) *[[James Q. Wilson]], Ph.D. (2002-2005) == Executive Director == *[[F. Daniel Davis]], Ph.D. - executive director (2005-present) == Former Council staff == *[[Dean Frazier Clancy|Dean Clancy]] - executive director (2001-2004) *[[Yuval Levin]] - executive director (2004-2005) *[[Richard Roblin, Ph.D.]] - scientific director (2001-2005), acting executive director (2005) *[[O. Carter Snead]] - general counsel (2003-2005) == Reports and Publications == * [http://bioethics.gov/reports/ Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society (2005)] * [http://bioethics.gov/reports/ White Paper: Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (2005)] * [http://bioethics.gov/reports/ Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies (2004)] * [http://bioethics.gov/reports/ Monitoring Stem Cell Research (2004)] * [http://bioethics.gov/reports/ Being Human: Readings from the President's Council on Bioethics (2003)] * [http://bioethics.gov/reports/ Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (2003)] * [http://bioethics.gov/reports/ Human Cloning and Human Dignity (2002)] == See also == *[[biotechnology]] *[[cloning]] *[[Stem cell|stem-cell research]] == External links == *[http://www.bioethics.gov/ The President's Council on Bioethics] *[http://www.bioethics.gov/reports/ Council Reports and Publications] ==References== *{{cite web | url=http://www.bioethics.gov/about/executive.html|title=Executive Order 13237|accessmonthday=August 25 |accessyear=2005 }} The executive order that established the Council and defined its goals and powers. [[Category:Bioethics]] [[Category:Executive branch of the United States government]] [[Category:United States national commissions]] {{US-gov-stub}}