The Politicization of Bioethics

July 16th, 2007 | 2 min read

The NY Times reported last Wednesday that three former Surgeon Generals had felt pressure from their respective administrations to suppress stories for political reasons. The story was a precursor to the Senate confirmation hearings of Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr., who is already under the gun for thinking homosexuality is--as the NY Times puts it--"unnatural and unhealthy."

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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