Katie Hasson
Katie Hasson, PhD, writes, speaks, researches, and teaches about the social and political aspects of human genetic and reproductive technologies. Katie earned her PhD in Sociology with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality from the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California.
Publications
As genetic technologies merge with forensics, medicine, and human reproduction, renewed eugenic temptations are arising. The prospect of heritable genetic...
Late last year, scientist He Jiankui announced the birth of the world’s first genetically modified babies. He deployed a...
The fierce global controversy over whether to alter the genes of future children and generations just got fiercer. On the...
In the News
KYIV, Ukraine — When Tanya, a 45-year-old woman living in Los Angeles, paid $10,000 and sent two embryos to...
If you could choose the healthiest embryo to carry so that your future child could avoid deadly diseases, would you...
Scientists are getting closer to the possibility of making a new person from skin or blood cells – without the need for...
Biopolitical Times
The watchdog group Public Citizen published a report on October 19 titled Pfizer’s Power. It is a devastating indictment...
An organization of scientists is recommending that limitations on several experimental and controversial research procedures – including heritable genome editing...
The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon recently hosted a series of virtual events...