HUM-MOLGEN events: Beyond Cloning: Protecting Humanity from Species-Altering Procedures

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Beyond Cloning: Protecting Humanity from Species-Altering Procedures

July 05, 2001

Boston University, Conference Auditorium, Boston University
September 21-22, 2001

This conference addresses the need for policies to prevent the alteration of the human species through genetic engineering. it will discuss where the lines should be drawn, lessons learned form existing policies and procedures, new national and international approaches for proscribing species-altering procedures.

Organized by:

Health Law Department, Boston University School of Public health

Invited Speakers:

Lori Andrews, Chicago-Kent School of lawGeorge Annas, Health Law Department, Boston UniversityPatricia Baird, University of British ColumbiaBrent Blackwelder, Friends of the EarthMichael Grodin, Global Lawyers and PhysciansDebra Harry, Indigenous People's Coucil on BiocolonialismRichard Hayes, New Human Genetics TechnologiesAndrew Imparato, American Association of people with DisabilityRosario Isasi, (Peru) Global Lawyers and PhysiciansEric Juengst, Cleveland-Case Western Reserve UniversityStephen Marks, Harvard School of Public HealthMaxwell Mehlman, Case Western Reserve UniversityStuart Newman, Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical CollegeJudy Norsigian, Boston Women's Health Book CollectiveEvelyne Shuster, VA Medical Center/U. of PennsylvaniaSusannah Sirkin, Physicians For Human RightsAllyn Taylor, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health

Deadline for Abstracts:

N/A

Registration:

Early registration (before August 31): $140.

E-mail:

mricciar@bu.edu

Posted by:

Evelyne Shuster

Host:

deptvass-cp.va.gov