RADIO: Mothers for a Human Future
By Dr. Gordon Atherley,
VoiceAmerica
| 05. 19. 2014
[With CGS's Marcy Darnovsky]
Hosted by Dr. Gordon Atherley
Guest Information
Enola G. Aird
Marcy Darnovsky, PhD
Episode Description
Enola G. Aird is a lawyer, activist mother, and founder and director of Mothers for a Human Future, http://mothersforahumanfuture.com/. Marcy Darnovsky, PhD, is Executive Director of the Center for Genetics and Society, http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/index.php. They talk about their lives and work, and the missions of their organizations. They explain the harmfulness, such as undermining of the dignity and well-being of children and the health and the safety of future generations, that they see in the ways in which human genetic engineering and assisted reproductive technologies are developing. They discuss the progress in combating the harmfulness and describe the steps they advocate to increase the progress. They say what they would like to do and see done by healthcare and social systems and the research community to combat the harmfulness of human genetic engineering and assisted reproductive technologies that they are most concerned about.
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