Yes! We really, really need scientists to be elevated above politics. Scientists who can talk freely (and be respected for their views) about climate change.

Yes! We really, really need scientists to be elevated above politics. Scientists who can talk freely (and be respected for their views) about climate change. And unborn babies. And all sorts of other topics where their honest and well-researched opinions can be useful. As it is today, scientists are often used as a political force ('March for Science', eh?) All this does is render them mute to half the audience. It also leads to embarassing over-reaches and over-statements, which again diminish respect for their work. We really, really need for politics to be removed from science.