For Immediate Release: August 22nd, 2011
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Pro-choice women's health and public interest advocates voice concerns regarding fetal gene tests for sex and trait selection
Press Advisory
Concerns about fetal gene tests for sex and trait selection among women’s health and public interest advocates
Pro-choice women’s health and public interest advocates, along
with scholars and medical professionals, have been following for some
time the development of blood tests that can determine fetal sex early
in pregnancy. The tests raise concerns about the well-being of children,
women and families and the prospect of testing for additional traits
other than sex.
In the event of future coverage of these
issues, we list here several sources that you may wish to contact,
along with relevant links.
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Marcy Darnovsky, Associate Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society, mdarnovsky@geneticsandsociety.org
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Jaime King, Associate Professor of Law, UC Hastings, kingja@uchastings.edu
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Mara Hvistendahl, Beijing Correspondent, Science Magazine, mara.hvistendahl@gmail.com
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Sunita Puri, M.D., Resident Physician, UC San Francisco Department of Internal Medicine, sunita.puri@gmail.com
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Rajani Bhatia Doctoral Candidate in Women’s Studies (working on sex selection), University of Maryland, rajani@umd.edu
The Center for Genetics and Society
is a non-profit public affairs and policy advocacy organization working
to encourage responsible uses and effective societal governance of
human genetic and reproductive biotechnologies.
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