Leon Kass

I don't believe that efforts to prohibit only so-called reproductive cloning can be successful.

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish?

Once you put human life in human hands, you have started on a slippery slope that knows no boundaries.

To make a coverage decision, doesn't one have to make a medical judgment?

I am not concerned about getting reelected. I can make the unpopular but necessary decision. Your focus from day one is on your legacy rather than political considerations.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.