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BeliefNet wrote concerning Collins' views on abortion:

BeliefNet wrote concerning Collins' views on abortion:

{{cquote|In a 1998 book he co-authored, Principles of Medical Genetics, he considers a bioethical situation where a genetic counselor is discussing with a (married) mother, 8 weeks pregnant, whether to abort her child because there’s a 7 to 8 percent chance the child will have a mild learning disability. Should the mother indicate an interest in aborting, Collins and his two co-authors commend to the counselor a stance of “respect for [patient] autonomy” and “nondirective counseling.” In other words, the medical professional in this context should be morally neutral.<ref> http://blog.beliefnet.com/kingdomofpriests/2009/07/francis-collins-on-abortion.html</ref>}}

{{cquote|In a 1998 book he co-authored, Principles of Medical Genetics, he considers a bioethical situation where a genetic counselor is discussing with a (married) mother, 8 weeks pregnant, whether to abort her child because there’s a 7 to 8 percent chance the child will have a mild learning disability. Should the mother indicate an interest in aborting, Collins and his two co-authors commend to the counselor a stance of “respect for [patient] autonomy” and “nondirective counseling.” In other words, the medical professional in this context should be morally neutral.<ref>http://blog.beliefnet.com/kingdomofpriests/2009/07/francis-collins-on-abortion.html</ref>}}

Collins is also an advocate for therapeutic cloning without the use of embryonic stem cells.

Collins is also an advocate for therapeutic cloning without the use of embryonic stem cells.

== External links ==

== External links ==

http://biologos.org/about

* http://biologos.org/about

== References ==

== References ==