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This comment was made by Council Member Gilbert Meilaender in Council discus- 
sion on September 4, 2003. A transcript of that discussion is available on the Council's 
website at www.bioethics.gov. 
^ See, for instance, FitzGerald, K., op. cit., pp. 50-51. 
Khushf, G., and Best, R., op. eft., p. 38. 
See, for instance, the discussion of the Council in its September 4, 2003 meeting, 
particularly the argument elucidated by Council Member Michael Sandel. A transcript 
of that session is available on the Council website at wv\rw.bioethics.gov. 
See, for instance, Stolberg, S., op. cit. 
See, for instance, Robertson, J., “Ethics and Policy in Embryonic Stem cell research," 
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 9(2); 109-136 (1999); Spike, J. “Bush and Stem cell 
research: An Ethically Confused Policy,” American Journal of Bioethics 2(1): 46 (2003); 
and Capron, A., op. cit., p. 36. 
The statement was made by bioethicist Glen McGee, in reference to the Clinton-era 
proposed NIH rules on funding, quoted in Spanogle, J., "Transforming Life," The 
Baylor Line, Winter 2000, p. 30. 
The remark was made by Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, President of the U.S. Confer- 
ence of Catholic Bishops, in a news release ("Catholic Bishops Criticize Bush Policy on 
Embryo Research," made available by the United States Conference of Catholic Bish- 
ops, August 9, 2001). 
This argument arose in the course of Council discussion on September 4, 2003 (see 
particularly the comments of Council Members Michael Sandel and Charles Krau- 
thammer in that discussion). A transcript of that session is available on the Council’s 
website at www.bioethics.gov. 
Ibid., see particularly the comments of Council Members Msuy Ann Glendon and 
Gilbert Meilaender in that discussion. 
For these guidelines, see Appendix D. 
Ibid., see particularly the comments of Council Member William Hurlbut in that dis- 
cussion. 
Some reasons to regard public funding of activities in a light different from mere 
permission are proposed in Khushf, G., and Best, R., op. cit., p. 38. 
“Remarks by the President on Stem-cell research," as made available by the White 
House Press Office, August 9, 2001. 
“President's Phone Call to March for Life Participants," as made available by the 
White House Press Office, January 22, 2002. 
“ See Council discussion on September 4, 2003, especially comments by Council 
Members Charles Krauthammer, Francis Fukuyama, Gilbert Meilaender, and Leon 
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