This came out yesterday. I thought it was an interesting coincidence. Jack was really having trouble getting ready for school. Sad or just plain tired from going to bed too late. Maybe both. I don't know.
Thu Dec 11 14:24:38 2003 Pacific Time
ADVISORY for Thursday, January 8
Custom Kids? Genetic Testing of Embryos: Thought Leaders to Examine Policy Options for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
BALTIMORE, Dec. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The confluence of advances in human genetics and reproductive science has resulted in the ability to perform genetic tests on embryos produced by in vitro fertilization. Embryos found to be free of a disease-causing gene mutation can then be selectively implanted into a woman's womb to initiate a pregnancy. The technique, called Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD), can help parents avoid the birth of a child with a devastating genetic disease or avoid prenatal genetic testing and subsequent pregnancy termination if a fetus is found to carry the gene mutation. PGD can also be used to select the sex or other genetic characteristics of embryos. PGD is giving parents profound new power to identify and select the genetic characteristics of their children. Is this a power parents should have? Should there be limits to its uses? Are current regulations and oversight sufficient?
The John Hopkins University Genetics and Public Policy Center is convening a diverse panel of thought leaders to discuss the ethical, social, and scientific implications of this potent new technology. Please join us.
HOW: Register at www.DNApolicy.org (see Events)
WHEN: Thursday, January 8, 2004 9 -11 a.m. EST
WHERE: Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel 999 9th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
WHO:
Carole Simpson Anchor, World News Tonight Sunday, and Emmy Award-winning Senior Correspondent for ABC News, Washington
Newt Gingrich President, The Gingrich Group Former Speaker of the House
Laurie Strongin, Goldberg Family Representative
Amy Laura Hall, Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics, School of Divinity Duke University
Bernadine Healy, Columnist and White House Advisor Former President & CEO of the American Red Cross and NIH Director
Tom Murray President, Hastings Center
John Podesta President, Center for American Progress, Former Clinton Chief of Staff
Joe Leigh Simpson Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
The Genetics and Public Policy Center is an independent and objective source of information and analysis on genetic technologies and policies. It is part of The Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins University and is funded through a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Visit the Center online at www.DNApolicy.org. For more information about The Genetic and Public Policy Center please direct inquires to 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 530 Washington, DC or call 202-663-5971.
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