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President Bush establishes the President's Council on Bioethics

President Bush signed an executive order creating the President's Council on Bioethics and named Leon R. Kass as its chair.

President Bush establishes the President's Council on Bioethics

The council advised the administration on ethical issues raised by biomedical advances (including cloning and stem-cell research), shaping federal policy and public debate on bioethics.

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