In Brief: Bioethics hearing
Executive Summary
Bioethics hearing: FDA Deputy Commissioner Mary Pendergast and NIH Director Harold Varmus to testify on bioethics and informed consent at May 8 hearing of Rep. Shays' (R-Conn.) House Government Reform/Human Resources Subcommittee. Other government witnesses will include William Raub of HHS and CDC Director David Satcher. Also scheduled to testify are Arthur Caplan, University of Pennsylvania; Peter Lurie, University of California; Benjamin Wilfond, University of Arizona; and Laurie Flynn, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill...