Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Publication Information
32 Harv. J. L. & Pub. Pol'y 867 (2009)
Abstract
Public bioethics figured prominently during the tenure of President George W. Bush. This Article explores the Bush legacy in this domain. It begins by articulating and examining the grounding norms of President Bush’s approach to public bioethics. Next, it analyzes how these norms were applied to concrete areas of concern. Building on this analysis, the next section reflects on what the President’s actions illustrate about the capacity of the Executive Branch to shape public bioethics. The Article concludes with a brief discussion of the possible metrics by which the Bush Administration’s efforts might be judged, and then offers several assessments according to the various standards identified.
Recommended Citation
O. C. Snead,
Public Bioethics and the Bush Presidency,
32 Harv. J. L. & Pub. Pol'y 867 (2009).
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https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_faculty_scholarship/488
Comments
Reprinted with permission of Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.