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Ukraine has become an increasingly popular destination for foreign couples seeking affordable surrogacy services since they became legal in 2002. But as demand grows, so do reports of alleged exploitation of both surrogate mothers and intended parents.
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Disabled lives are lives, and are charged with inherent dignity. Most people with disabilities don’t wish they had never been born. Some have rich lives despite their disability, but others would say they have rich lives at least in part because of their disability.
George Estreich discusses his most recent book Fables and Futures, inspired by his daughter Laura. Estreich goes beyond the personal to describe the ways that genetic technologies affect society and the stories the promoters of such technologies tell about them. The event took place on May 1, 2019 at the San Francisco Public Library.
While embryo selection and gene editing technologies may offer great hope to couples looking to prevent hereditary disease or improve fertility. The debate over these technologies has reignited concerns that we are closer to slipping down the slope to designer babies than ever before. Are these fears warranted…or overblown?
