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“Conservatives and ‘Progressives’ share a respect for human nature and a distrust of manipulative interventions that will enable certain men and women to reshape others. This puts the more radical progressives against those they thought were their friends, who want the freedom to do what they choose – and thereby ironically, the freedom to let big biotech business do what it chooses. And on the Conservative side, it puts those who treasure the sanctity of life against libertarians and others who uncritically favor business interests.” (Nigel M de S Cameron, Director of the Council for Biotechnology Policy, quoted in Labour Life Group News, Winter 2005).
“It’s hard to predict how this new found alliance between those divided by their several political philosophies and their view on issues like abortion will develop. What is clear is that the bio questions do not fit into our traditional policies and they therefore present us with special political challenges…”
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