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Pete Sessions: I am uneasy about it. I don't claim to know all of it. I haven't studied it to the extent you have. I know entities of…

On the recordApril 10, 2007
I am uneasy about it. I don't claim to know all of it. I haven't studied it to the extent you have. I know entities of great augustness such as the Catholic Church have serious theologians and scientists. They are uneasy with it. I am not Catholic, but I understand that. People have invested a lot of time and effort and feel this is crossing a line that is dangerous for us to cross. From what I am hearing from your remarks, you don't think it is necessary to cross that line to do the kind of research that could actually save lives and that we all hope will save lives one day?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Expressing concerns about ethical boundaries in scientific research.

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