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

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

This no longer puts the abortion issue in the abstract with the Supreme Court. This is as live a controversy as you can get.

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

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

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