“It is worth remembering one of the important lessons of the Buck story: a small number of zealous advocates can have an impact on the law that defies both science and conventional wisdom.”
— Paul A. LombardoUnderstanding the past allows us to better understand our current social policies and their potential consequences.
— Paul A. LombardoThe legacy of scientific ideas must be critically evaluated, especially when those ideas have been misused for unethical purposes.
— Paul A. LombardoWhen we examine the history of eugenics, it is clear that scientific research must always be tempered by moral responsibility.
— Paul A. LombardoThe intersection of law, medicine, and ethics will always provide complex challenges, but it's those challenges that drive us to find more just solutions.
— Paul A. LombardoWe must remember that human rights and dignity must never be compromised in the pursuit of scientific progress.
— Paul A. Lombardo