Making or Having Babies

The Center’s John B. Francis Chair Glenn McGee, PhD has written and spoken about ethics in genetics.

Here is an updated story on the Molly Nash case along with a podcast featuring Dr. McGee.

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'Savior sibling' raises a decade of life-and-death questions
Josephine Marcotty
Minneapolis Star Tribune
September 22, 2010

Those who have watched the technologies advance and spread say the larger ethical questions raised by the Molly Nash case are more urgent than ever. They say government and professional oversight of reproductive technology is long overdue.

Link: Podcast, Making or Having a Baby: The Ethics of Genetic Testing, Glenn McGee, PhD, The Bioethics Channel, 16 minutes 5 seconds

Making or Having a Baby: The Ethics of Genetic Testing

Glenn McGee, PhD

January 15, 2010

A decade ago Molly Nash made headlines when her parents had a baby brother to save her life. Are the ethics of that decision any more clear today than ten years ago?

Glenn McGee thinks not. He explains in this conversation with Lorell LaBoube on The Bioethics Channel. Dr. McGee holds the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics.

Links:

Podcast: Making or Having a Baby: The Ethics of Genetic Testing, 16 minutes 5 seconds

Embryo genetic screening controversial - and successful, USA Today, January 10, 2010