Monday, July 24, 2006
Confessions of a Genetic Outlaw
My colleague (and new MoJ-er) Lisa Schiltz has an essay in Business Week on the new technology for screening embryos. Here is the opening:
From time to time, we are all confronted with the disconnect between how we see ourselves and how others see us. I've always seen myself as a responsible, law-abiding citizen. I recycle, I vote, I don't drive a Hummer. But I've come to realize that many in the scientific and medical community view me as grossly irresponsible. Indeed, in the words of Bob Edwards, the scientist who facilitated the birth of England's first test-tube baby, I am a "sinner." A recent book even branded me a "genetic outlaw." My transgression? I am one of the dwindling number of women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome and choose not to terminate our pregnancies.
Rob
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2006/07/confessions_of_.html