Global State of Stem Cells and Cloning in Science, Ethics, and Law
Monday, March 7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2005
The Ethics and Public Policy Center was pleased to cosponsor a major conference in Rome on stem cells: the ethical issues, the scientific options, the international perspective, and the theological debate.

The Bioethics Debate and the American Character
A Lecture by Eric Cohen, with comments from Leon Kass
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Embryonic stem cells and human cloning have emerged as defining issues in American public life. But why? Is there a divide between religion and science? Are opponents of embryo research "rational"? Do supporters of embryo research believe in equality? What will America be like if embryo research becomes a regular part of American medicine? Eric Cohen and Leon Kass explored the principles behind the American bioethics debate.

Embryo Research and the American Character
Thursday, May 1, 2003
Over the past few years, a great debate has begun about the beginning of life and the ends of medicine. The debate has often overlapped with the deep divide over abortion rights, but it is becoming clear that the ethics and politics of embryo research present new challenges and new problems.

Biotechnology and the Remaking of Parenthood
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
In the third lecture in our series on technology and society, Amy Laura Hall will consider the transforming effect of new reproductive technologies on our ideas of parenthood and childhood.

Technology and Political Responsibility
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Is modern technology a burden or a blessing? A political dream or a moral and political nightmare? How will different technologies-biochemical and genetic manipulation, weapons of mass destruction, and human cloning-shape our political debates and way of life in the years and decades ahead? What does a responsible politics of technology look like-one that is true to America’s place in the world and to the principles of liberal democracy?