I think it is critical that at the end of this century and on into the next century we have somewhere in the United States a forum where we can carry on intelligent discussions on the ethical, the theological, the scientific, and the medical issues that are inevitable as science progresses with breakthrough discoveries that have the potential both for very good--very good--but also evil.
Discussing the importance of a national bioethics commission during Senate floor debate.
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