William B. Hurlbut

“Science can tell us what we can do, but it cannot tell us what we should do.”

“The human embryo is a human being in its earliest stage of development.”

“Our technological power is running ahead of our moral wisdom.”

“We are at a point in history where we can remake our own biology.”

“Awe is the proper response to the mystery of life.”

“The moral imagination must be cultivated to keep pace with our technical prowess.”

“Human dignity is not something we invent; it is something we recognize.”

“The beginning of life has a moral significance that we must respect.”

“Every human life, from conception to natural death, has inherent dignity and value.”

“The question is not just what we can do, but what we ought to become.”

“Cloning represents a deep challenge to the human family and the dignity of the individual.”

“We must find a way to advance science without violating our deepest moral intuitions.”

“To be human is to be in relationship, and that begins in the womb.”