Welcome to the audio library of “The Scientist
& the Ethicists,” where you can listen to or download short
discussions on topical issues related to reproductive and genetic
technologies and the impact they have on women, families, and society.
This fascinating series of conversations between prominent bioethicists
and WBP Research Fellow and bioengineer Emilie Clemmens digs
deeper into issues raised by the books in the Women’s Bioethics Book Club such
as “designer babies” and genetic engineering.
Each podcast provides a unique perspective on the ethical, social, and
legal aspects of reproductive and genetic technologies. The series
covers such provocative questions as:
 | How are emerging genetic and
reproductive technologies influencing our lives today? How will they change our lives in the future? | |
| Why are women’s perspectives important on these issues? | |
| Is it ethical for parents to choose an embryo based on its genetic traits? | |
| Is it ethical to change an embryo’s genes, given that it would affect
future generations? What if it’s for a medical purpose? What if it’s
for “enhancement,” non-medical reasons? |
The following "The Scientist & the
Ethicists" podcast episodes are now available:
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Associate Executive Director, Center for Genetics
and Society
" … there are ways to absolutely protect
reproductive freedom and reproductive choice while not saying that
'anything goes' concerning designer babies."
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Former Staff Director, National Commission for
the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
and Los Alamos National Laboratory
“Pay attention, because it’s coming.
You want to be able to make an informed decision about…whether
society should be taking steps to encourage or restrict where science
takes us.” | |
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 Rosemarie
Tong, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics
Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
“I really don’t want to feel that
we’re being pressured to live in a society where only ‘perfect
people’ are acceptable.” | |
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 Linda
MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM
Core Faculty at Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) Research Fellow
at the University of Vermont
“I think where the problem lies, though,
is with using it (PGD) for enhancement purposes…To try and
strive to have a perfect race—that’s a very scary thought.” | |
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 R.
Alta Charo, JD
Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics University of Wisconsin
Law and Medical Schools
“We always, in the United States, make
a distinction between what we think is right and wrong and what we
think the government should prohibit and permit.”
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