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About Human Rights & Human Biotechnology


Claims to universal human rights depend, in part, on formal recognition of our common humanity. Many countries use human rights as a broad framework to think about regulatory options for human biotechnologies. International declarations also commonly use this framework. Examples include the Council of Europe's Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine and UNESCO's Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights.

The Convention on Biomedicine and Human Rights, like a number of other international agreements and declarations, rejects biotechnology applications that would alter the genomes of future generations. Manipulating genes in a manner that encodes inequality into our genes could easily unravel centuries of progress toward respecting human worth.



The Real Chen Guangcheng Story: Forced Abortion, Eugenics, and the One-Child Policyby Daniel SharpBiopolitical TimesMay 16th, 2012Amidst focus on the domestic and international political aspects of the Chen Guangcheng affair, the media have missed the real issue: force abortion and forced sterilization in China.
A Crime Against MotherhoodInvoluntary sterilization was a horrifying exercise in genetic engineering.by Nilmini Gunaratne RubinLos Angeles TimesMay 13th, 2012On mother's day, a daughter tells the story of how eugenics and forced sterilization impacted her family.
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets – New Book by Noted Scholarby Sona MakkerBiopolitical TimesMay 2nd, 2012What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, the new book by leading philosopher Michael Sandel, explores the consequences of a society in which everything and anything has a price tag.
Disturbing Reports of Government-led Forced Sterilization in Uzbekistanby Daniel SharpBiopolitical TimesMay 1st, 2012The BBC breaks news of a government-sponsored coercive sterilization campaign in Uzbekistan.
Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies Still Collecting DNA Samplesby Yvonne WengerBaltimore SunApril 25th, 2012Despite a recent court ruling by the state's top court, Maryland police say they will continue to collect DNA samples from people arrested but not convicted for certain crimes.
California Genetic Privacy Bill Moves Forward – Padilla’s SB 1267 to Protect a Person’s DNAby Valerie GottenCalifornia NewswireApril 24th, 2012California moves one step closer to passing comprehensive genetic privacy legislation, as the proposed bill clears a sub-committee hurdle.
New Initiative Aims to Boost Human Rights Standards for DNA Forensicsby Daniel SharpBiopolitical TimesMarch 8th, 2012GeneWatch UK, Council for Responsible Genetics, and Privacy International launch a new collaborative initiative on DNA forensics.
Non-Consenting AdultsThe Nuremberg Code, set up to protect the human subjects of research, is being routinely ignoredby Harriet A. WashingtonSlateJanuary 22nd, 2012Marginalized groups have frequently been coerced into studies that violate their right to consent. Now such practices are spreading.
Make Me a Baby As Fast As You CanHow a California surrogacy operation streamlines baby production by implanting clients’ embryos in two Indian surrogates at the same timeby Douglas PetSlateJanuary 9th, 2012If for-profit companies are going to continue to approach baby-making like an import-export business, maybe it’s time for governments to start treating it that way, adapting oversight and protections for all parties involved.
Genetic Discrimination and Ron Paulby Emily BeitiksBiopolitical TimesJanuary 9th, 2012Genetic discrimination in Canada today is similar to what the US faced prior to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, opposed by presidential candidate Ron Paul.
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