Final Report (all chapters)

Acknowledgements
Although this is the work of two individuals, its contents reflect the contributions of many
people. We would like first to thank all members of our study group. Their interest in this topic
and their probing comments have greatly improved the quality of this report. A special thank
goes to Leon Kass. His work as Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics and his
participation in our study group have been a precious source of inspiration. We owe special
gratitude to Rebecca Dresser, Gail Javitt, O. Carter Snead, Mary Ann Glendon, Steven Goldberg,
Erika Lietzan, Lorie Knowles and Steven Croley for their help in matters concerning the
administrative law and constitutional aspects of our projects. A special thank goes to Michele
Garfinkel, Dan Sarewitz and Richard Hayes for their encouragement and detailed feedback on
various parts of our report. Kathy Hudson and Joan Scott have been an invaluable source of
information on reprogenetics and participatory methods. We would also like to thank Sean
Tipton for his helping us better understand the reproductive sector and Marty Apple for his
critical comments. Jennifer J. Kurinczuk has been very patient in guiding us through the maze of
epidemiological studies on the safety of reproductive procedures. We also owe a debt of
gratitude to Jon Tucker, Christopher T. Hill, and Roberto Mazzoleni, with whom over the years
we had numerous and invaluable conversations. We would like to thank Cynthia Paddock
Doroghazi, Robin Washington, and our research assistants Wayne Mei and Antje Uhlig for their
assistance in helping to produce the current report.
We are very grateful to the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley
Foundation, and the Richard Lounsbery Foundation for their generous support of this project.
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