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 The '''President's Council on Bioethics''' ('''PCBE''') was a group of individuals appointed by [[United States]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] to advise his [[Presidency of George W. Bush|administration]] on [[bioethics]]. Established on November 28, 2001, by [[Executive order (United States)|Executive Order]] [[s:Executive Order 13237|13237]], the council was directed to "advise the President on bioethical issues that may emerge as a consequence of advances in [[Biomedical engineering|biomedical]] [[science]] and [[technology]]".<ref name="EO13237">[[s:Executive Order 13237|Executive Order 13237]] - ''Creation of the President's Council on Bioethics'', November&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2001, Vol.&nbsp;66, No.&nbsp;231,&nbsp;{{USFedReg|66|59851}}</ref>  It succeeded and largely replaced the [[National Bioethics Advisory Commission]], appointed by President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1996, which expired in 2001.
-The members of the council were appointed directly by the President; the President also chose the [[Chair (official)|chairperson]] of the council (last appointed Chair was [[Edmund D. Pellegrino]]). Council members, totaling no more than 18, were appointed for a two-year [[Term of office|term]], after which time they could be reappointed by the President. Individuals appointed could not be officers or employees of the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]]. Executive Order 13237 was renewed in 2003, 2005 and again in 2007.<ref>[http://www.bioethics.gov/about/ Creation of the Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050529232455/http://www.bioethics.gov/about/ |date=2005-05-29 }}, President's Council on Bioethics Website, Retrieved 2009-12-07.</ref>
+The members of the council were appointed directly by the President; the President also chose the [[Chair (official)|chairperson]] of the council (last appointed Chair was Edmund D. Pellegrino). Council members, totaling no more than 18, were appointed for a two-year [[Term of office|term]], after which time they could be reappointed by the President. Individuals appointed could not be officers or employees of the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]]. Executive Order 13237 was renewed in 2003, 2005 and again in 2007.<ref>[http://www.bioethics.gov/about/ Creation of the Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050529232455/http://www.bioethics.gov/about/ |date=2005-05-29 }}, President's Council on Bioethics Website, Retrieved 2009-12-07.</ref>
 == Expiration and replacement ==