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Reactions to Jail Sentences for “CRISPR Babies” Scientists, and What Comes Next

By Pete Shanks | 01.09.2020
Biopolitical Times
On December 30, China’s official state news agency Xinhua reported that three scientists had been found guilty of “the crime of illegal medical practice,” in causing three “gene-edited babies” to be born. The announcement was news all around the world.
Human Genetic Modification

Should We Alter the Human Genome? Let Democracy Decide

By Krishanu Saha, J. Benjamin Hurlbut & Sheila Jasanoff , Scientific American | 01.15.2020

Aggregated News

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D–Calif.), Marco Rubio (R–Fla.) and Jack Reed (D–R.I.) have introduced a resolution affirming the importance of heritage genome editing. The resolution is a valuable first step, and we urge the Senate to take it—and then to give this issue the democratic attention it deserves. 
Human Genetic Modification

The U.S. Government’s Mass Collection of Immigrant DNA Hints at Surveillance Future

By Emily Mullin, Medium One Zero [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 01.08.2020

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The genetic data will be added to an FBI database for violent criminals.
Genomics

Scientific Ethics and Gene Edited Babies

By Françoise Baylis, The Boston Globe | 01.05.2020

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It is important to remember that He was trained in the United States. The culture of science he worked in is one that he learned on these shores. Many American scientists knew of He’s controversial work and said nothing.
Human Genetic Modification

Biopolitical Times

Reactions to Jail Sentences for “CRISPR Babies” Scientists, and What Comes Next

By Pete Shanks | 01.09.2020

On December 30, China’s official state news agency Xinhua reported that three scientists had been found guilty of “the crime...

Human Genetic Modification

CGS Year In Review: The Fight for Genetic Justice in 2019

By CGS Staff | 12.31.2019

2019 was a year of challenging conversations, disturbing developments, and glimmers of hope for bioethicists, advocates, scientists, and concerned citizens who monitor...

Assisted Reproduction

CGS Statement on Prison Term for "CRISPR Babies" Scientist He Jiankui

By CGS Staff | 12.30.2019

China has announced the sentencing of He Jiankui, the scientist whose attempts at heritable genome editing led to the births...

Human Genetic Modification

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Embryo Research To Reduce Need For In Vitro Fertilization Raises Ethical Concerns

By Rob Stein, NPR | 01.15.2020

Researchers have conducted a controversial study that involved paying dozens of young women at a hospital near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to get artificially inseminated so their embryos could be flushed out of their bodies and analyzed for research purposes.

The...

Assisted Reproduction

Should We Alter the Human Genome? Let Democracy Decide

By Krishanu Saha, J. Benjamin Hurlbut & Sheila Jasanoff , Scientific American | 01.15.2020
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D–Calif.), Marco Rubio (R–Fla.) and Jack Reed (D–R.I.) have introduced a resolution affirming the importance of heritage genome editing. The resolution is a valuable first step, and we urge the Senate to take it—and then to give...
Human Genetic Modification

Buyer Beware: A Maryland Surrogacy Agency Was Scamming Vulnerable Hopeful Parents

By Ellen Trachman, Above the Law | 01.08.2020
The Surrogacy Group promised its clients services like matching intended parents with gestational surrogates, assisting clients with the surrogacy process, and managing funds. In many cases, however, the group’s owner pocketed the money, leaving both surrogates and intended parents high...
Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

The U.S. Government’s Mass Collection of Immigrant DNA Hints at Surveillance Future

By Emily Mullin, Medium One Zero [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 01.08.2020
The genetic data will be added to an FBI database for violent criminals.
Genomics

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