Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on June 24-25, 2004

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#  Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on June 24-25, 2004

**AGENCY:**

The President's Council on Bioethics, HHS.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

The President's Council on Bioethics (Leon R. Kass, M.D., chairman) will hold its seventeenth meeting, at which, among other things, it will continue its discussion of neuroethics and neuroimaging, including a discussion of deep brain stimulation. It will also continue discussing ethical issues relating to Alzheimer's, dementia, and end-of-life care. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (and potentially touched on at this meeting) include: Cloning, stem cell research, embryo research, assisted reproduction, reproductive genetics, IVF, ICSI, PGD, sex selection, inheritable genetic modification, patentability of human organisms, aging retardation, lifespan-extension, and organ procurement for transplantation. Publications issued by the Council to date include: *Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry* (July 2002); *Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness* (October 2003); *Being Human: Readings from the President's Council on Bioethics* (December 2003); *Monitoring Stem Cell Research* (January 2004), and *Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies* (March 2004).

**DATES:**

The meeting will take place Thursday, June 24, 2004, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET; and Friday, June 25, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.

**ADDRESSES:**

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. A photo I.D. is required for entrance into the building.

*Agenda:* The meeting agenda will be posted at *http://www.bioethics.gov.*

*Public Comments:* The Council encourages public input, either in person or in writing. At this meeting, interested members of the public may address the Council, beginning at 11:30 a.m., on Friday, June 25. Comments are limited to no more than five minutes per speaker or organization. As a courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, in advance of your intention to make a public statement, and give your name and affiliation. To submit a written statement, mail or e-mail it to Ms. Gianelli at one of the addresses given below.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, The President's Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: 202/296-4669. E-mail: *[email protected].* Web site: *http://www.bioethics.gov.*

Dated: May 24, 2004.

Dean Clancy,

Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics.