Seven UNL representatives
picked for bioethics group
By Kimberly Sweet
Staff writer
Seven scholars from UNL will
soon be pondering bioethics and how it
relates to research at the University of
Nebraska.
Three months after announcing he
would form a bioethics committee to
review potential research, NU
President Dennis Smith announced his
appointments on Monday.
Twenty-three Nebraskans were
named to the committee, which will
review potential biomedical research
and recommend a set of principles to
guide the ethical conduct of research at
the university.
Of those Nebraskans, seven are
from the University of Nebraska
Lincoln. The committee contains
scholars in a variety of areas.
Experts in biological research, law,
medicine, medical ethics, philosophy
and theology and social and behavioral
sciences will sit on the panel.
Three members of die general pub
lic will also sit on the committee.
Members who come from UtyL
who have expertise in biological
research are John Janovy, a professor of
biological sciences, Maijorie Lou, a
professor of veterinary and biomedical
sciences and Anne Vidaver, director for
the Center of Biotechnology.
Linda Crump, director of affirma
tive action and diversity programs, as
well as chairwoman of the Nebraska
State Bar Association House of
Delegates, will share her expertise in
law.
Josephine Potuto, a professor of
constitutional law, will also sit on the
committee.
Robert Audi, a professor of philos
ophy, has been chosen to share his
expertise in the philosophical and theo
logical areas.
Gloria Gonzales-Kruger, an assis
tant professor of family and consumer
sciences, is a representative from the
social and behavioral sciences.
Janovy said he was honored and
excited to discuss the issues that will
come up in determining the research of
potential research.
“I think everyone on the committee
will look forward to a profound intel
lectual experience,” Janovy said.
Janovy said in a statement that
^ I think
everyone on the
committee will
look forward to a
profound
intellectual
experience.”
Dennis Smith
NU president
Smith appointed a committee that has
breadth and diversity.
Smith said he was happy to get a
group of well-rounded and distin
guished scholars and said the commit
tee will spur public dialogue over
issues concerning biomedical research.
“This field is advancing very rapid
ly, and substantive efforts must be
made to ensure that legal and ethical
aspects of the research are adequately
addressed,” Smith said.
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he said, and the Legislature ought to be
involved.
Sen. Patrick Bourne of Omaha said
he didn’t know why the Legislature
should overrule the University of
Nebraska Board of Regents.
The regents unanimously voted to
support the fetal tissue research being
conducted at UNMC on Dec. 11.
“It seems to me that the people who
are more involved with this and have
more knowledge on this have spoken,”
Bourne said. “Are we going to micro
manage every entity in the state? Where
do we stop?”
Bourne said research using fetal tis
sue has been going on since the 1930s.
That research led to the cure for polio
and the vaccine for Hepatitis A, he said.
UNMC is using the fetal tissue to
study Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s
disease and AIDS.
“This all boils down into a fight
between pro-life and pro-choice,
Bourne said. “That’s unfortunate.”
Sen. Ron Raikes of Lincoln agreed
that UNMC was conducting high-qual
ity research.
There should be certain standards,
he said, but banning the use of fetal tis
sue for research is not a solution.
“You cannot stop this research
without hurting all other research,”
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“We do need to do research, but we
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Brashear said, and it is the Legislature’s
job to come up with a solution.
“I hear the issues and the ques
tions,” he said. “I’m not certain we have
all the facts.
“The issue will not go away. It’s not
good for the university, and it’s not good
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