"As
to diseases,
make a habit of two things --
to help, or at least, do no harm."
Hippocrates, The Epidemics
Do
No Harm --
The
Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics is a national
coalition of researchers, health care professionals, bioethicists, legal
professionals, and others dedicated to the promotion of scientific
research and health care which does no harm to human life. Among
the founding fathers of this group is geneticist and Jesuit, Father Kevin
FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., Associate
Professor of Oncology; David
Lauler Professor for Catholic Health Care Ethics; Georgetown University.
Do No Harm bases its activities on the
principles set forth in "On Human
Embryos and Stem Cell Research: An Appeal for Legally and Ethically
Responsible Science and Public Policy," prepared by
The
Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.
You
can learn
more about human cloning and stem cell research from the following online sites: