Re: President's Bioethics council (Fwd: [StemCells] Digest Number

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Jul 21 2002 - 23:12:50 MDT


Jeff Davis wrote:
> --- Reason <reason@exratio.com> wrote:
>
>>I would argue though that bioethics at root has
>
> nothing to do with ethics and everything to do with
> the age-old ugly fight to control what other people do
> with their own lives and own bodies.
>
> ****No particular aim beyond control itself;****
>
> BINGO!
>
> Nothing more or less than (religious) authoritarianism
> ravening after political power, and cloaked in
> credentials. Talibanditry in bioethicists' cloathing.
>

Religous is not necessary to meere authoritarianism rearing its
ugly head to limit choice. Calling it "Talibandry" doesn't
really help the problem.

-s.



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