Defining the defense authorization bill The Senate continues its debate on the 2008 Defense Authorization bill. Midmorning examines the arguments and the proposed amendments.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Julian Zelizer: professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University.
Barry Posen: professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Designer babies Genetic testing is creating controversy for couples using in vitro fertilization. Some parents argue for the right to deliberately select an embryo with a trait like deafness or dwarfism.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Jeffrey Kahn: director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Minnesota.
Paul Steven Miller: professor of law and director of the Disability Studies Program at the University of Washington School of Law and a former commissioner for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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