The deVeber Institute was founded in 1982 and first known as the Human Life Research Institute. A non-profit educational foundation, its mandate was to research and publish studies relating to the impact of biotechnological advances on the family and society, and ethical issues in health care, especially those resulting from reproductive technologies. The Institute remains steadfast to its original vision of an uncompromising commitment to scholarly and unbiased research. The Institute, then and now, is composed of a Board of Directors and an Advisory Council. These men and women come from diverse disciplines including medicine, science, law, social work, history, philosophy, education, business, and
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