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Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Many other countries have already banned human cloning,

Many other countries have already banned human cloning, and there are efforts at the UN to make such a ban universal. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: The benefits of biomedical progress are obvious, clear,

The benefits of biomedical progress are obvious, clear, and powerful. The hazards are much less well appreciated. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Nobody knew in advance that in vitro fertilization

Nobody knew in advance that in vitro fertilization would be, by and large, safe. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: My job is to provide the president with

My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Even if certain rogue countries do things we

Even if certain rogue countries do things we wish nobody did, it doesn't necessarily mean that their foolishness should justify our following suit. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: As bad as it might be to destroy

As bad as it might be to destroy a creature made in God's image, it might be very much worse to be creating them after images of one's own. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Once you put human life in human hands,

Once you put human life in human hands, you have started on a slippery slope that knows no boundaries. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: There were certain questions about the foundations of

There were certain questions about the foundations of morals that advances in science all threaten to make more complicated. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: What does it mean to be an individual?

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish? — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: One could look over the past century and

One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent? — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: If one is seriously interested in preventing reproductive

If one is seriously interested in preventing reproductive cloning, one must stop the process before it starts. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Is it possible to covet a much longer

Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as devoted to the well-being of the next generation? It's a long argument. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: The so-called right to reproduce is not an

The so-called right to reproduce is not an unlimited right. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: We are enmeshed in a lineage that came

We are enmeshed in a lineage that came from somewhere and is going to make way for the next generation. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: I don't believe that efforts to prohibit only

I don't believe that efforts to prohibit only so-called reproductive cloning can be successful. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how

Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Our only responsibility is to live our own

Our only responsibility is to live our own life and take care of our own children. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: It's a short step from the belief that

It's a short step from the belief that every child should be wanted to the belief that a child exists to satisfy our wants. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon R. Kass: Although not all flesh is forbidden, everything that

Although not all flesh is forbidden, everything that is forbidden is flesh. — Leon R. Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: The human animal has evolved as a preeminently

The human animal has evolved as a preeminently social animal. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: In cloning, in contrast, reproduction is asexual -

In cloning, in contrast, reproduction is asexual - the cloned child is the product not of two but of one. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth

Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth and the enhancement of human possibilities. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: We owe our existence to our parents, but

We owe our existence to our parents, but we actually didn't have a choice. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon R. Kass: In some crucial cases ... repugnance is the

In some crucial cases ... repugnance is the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason's power completely to articulate it. — Leon R. Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: There is a lot of hype and fear

There is a lot of hype and fear about this much-talked-about prospect of designer babies. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: It's very hard to make arguments about the

It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: I have nothing against respecting people who lived

I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward them. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: We know next to nothing of what we're

We know next to nothing of what we're going to know in 20 or 50 years. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Cloning represents a very clear, powerful, and immediate

Cloning represents a very clear, powerful, and immediate example in which we are in danger of turning procreation into manufacture. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Many people recognize that technology often comes with

Many people recognize that technology often comes with unintended and undesirable side effects. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: I've been opposed to human cloning from the

I've been opposed to human cloning from the very beginning. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: It seems to me that a kind of

It seems to me that a kind of thinking which is not technocratic has an opportunity for a renaissance in this country. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the promise of

Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the promise of biotechnology to cure disease and to relieve suffering. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: The technical is not just the machinery. The

The technical is not just the machinery. The technical is a disposition to life. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: We should never rush into folly just because

We should never rush into folly just because other nations are practicing it. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: In the case of abortion, one pits the

In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Limits have to be set on how far

Limits have to be set on how far one can simply use the ... cleverness that we have to make changes. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: We may simply not be wise enough to

We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Perhaps you could sympathize with those who seek

Perhaps you could sympathize with those who seek to replace a dead child with a copy, or to copy a parent or a relative or even a celebrity. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: We are somehow natured, not just to reproduce,

We are somehow natured, not just to reproduce, but for sociality and even for culture. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Cloning looks like a degrading of parenthood and

Cloning looks like a degrading of parenthood and a perversion of the right relation between parents and children. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: The technological way of thinking has infected even

The technological way of thinking has infected even ethics, which is supposed to be thinking about the good. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: There's an ancient tension between wanting to savor

There's an ancient tension between wanting to savor the world as it is and wanting to improve on the world as given. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: I don't like being forced to reduce my

I don't like being forced to reduce my thoughts to sound bites. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: An enormous amount of direct advertising from pharmaceutical

An enormous amount of direct advertising from pharmaceutical companies are offering a kind of instantaneous solution to problems. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: The abortion controversy is important for what it

The abortion controversy is important for what it says about our stance toward procreation and children altogether. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Genetics is crude, but neuroscience goes directly to

Genetics is crude, but neuroscience goes directly to work on the brain, and the mind follows. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Biology, meaning the science of all life, is

Biology, meaning the science of all life, is a late notion. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: Sexuality itself means mortality - equally for both

Sexuality itself means mortality - equally for both man and woman. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: If you have easy self-contentment, you might have

If you have easy self-contentment, you might have a very, very cheap source of happiness. — Leon Kass

Leon Kass Quotes By Leon Kass: The neuroscience area - which is absolutely in

The neuroscience area - which is absolutely in its infancy - is much more important than genetics. — Leon Kass