Linda K. Bevington

Director of Research

Linda K. Bevington, M.A. is Director of Research at The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Bannockburn, Illinois. She received her B.S. in biology/genetics from Ball State University and her M.A. in bioethics from Trinity International University.

Linda is a co-author of recent articles on human cloning and stem cell research that appeared in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (August 2003) and The New England Journal of Medicine (November 14, 2002). In addition, she is co-editor of The Pill: Addressing the Scientific and Ethical Questions of the Abortifacient Issue (The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity 2003). She has also contributed to books or chapters on biotechnology (Genetics, Stem Cell Research, and Cloning: Are These Technologies Okay to Use?, Kregel 2004), transgenics (Cutting-Edge Bioethics, Eerdmans 2002), reproductive technologies (Reproductive Technology: When Is It Right to Intervene?, Kregel 1998), assisted suicide and euthanasia (Suicide and Euthanasia: Are They Ever Right?, Kregel 1998), end-of-life decision-making (End of Life Decisions: How Do We Know What's Right?, Kregel 1998), and alternative medicine (Alternative Medicine: What is Good and What is Not?, Kregel 2004). In addition, she co-authored The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity's statement On Human Embryos & Stem Cell Research: An Appeal for Legally & Ethically Responsible Science & Public Policy, which was released at a July 1, 1999 press conference on Capitol Hill.