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How Analogizing Socio-Legal Responses To Organ Transplantation Can Further The Legalization Of Reproductive Genetic Innovation, Myrisha S. Lewis Oct 2021

How Analogizing Socio-Legal Responses To Organ Transplantation Can Further The Legalization Of Reproductive Genetic Innovation, Myrisha S. Lewis

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The Nobel Foundation emphasized the significance of genetic innovation to society, science, and medicine by awarding the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to “the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors.” This Article focuses on “reproductive genetic innovation,” a term that includes cytoplasmic transfer, mitochondrial transfer, and germline or heritable gene editing techniques that are all categorized as “experimental” in the United States. These techniques all use in vitro fertilization, a legal and widely available practice. Yet reproductive genetic innovation has resulted in controversy and numerous barriers including a recurring federal budget rider, threats of federal enforcement action, and the unavailability of federal funding. …


Is Germline Gene Editing Exceptional?, Myrisha S. Lewis Jan 2021

Is Germline Gene Editing Exceptional?, Myrisha S. Lewis

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Advances in gene editing have recently received significant scientific and media attention. Gene editing, especially CRISPR-Cas9, has revived multiple longstanding ethical debates, including debates related to parental autonomy, health disparities, disability perspectives, and racial and economic inequalities. Germline, or heritable, gene editing generates several newer, neglected bioethical debates, including those about the shared human germline and whether there is a "line" that humans should not cross.

This Article addresses several interrelated ethical and legal questions related to germline gene editing. Those questions address why, if at all, germline gene editing needs to be regulated and, if germline gene editing needs …


Liberty Without Capacity: Why States Should Ban Adolescent Driving, Vivian E. Hamilton Jul 2014

Liberty Without Capacity: Why States Should Ban Adolescent Driving, Vivian E. Hamilton

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Preserving A Precious Resource: Rationalizing The Use Of Antibiotics, Eric Kades Jan 2005

Preserving A Precious Resource: Rationalizing The Use Of Antibiotics, Eric Kades

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Genetic Health And Eugenics Precedents: A Voice Of Caution, Larry I. Palmer Jan 2003

Genetic Health And Eugenics Precedents: A Voice Of Caution, Larry I. Palmer

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Disease Management And Liability In The Human Genome Era, Larry I. Palmer Jan 2002

Disease Management And Liability In The Human Genome Era, Larry I. Palmer

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The Integrity Of Death: Resolving Dilemmas In Medicine, Larry I. Palmer Nov 2000

The Integrity Of Death: Resolving Dilemmas In Medicine, Larry I. Palmer

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Patient Safety, Risk Reduction, And The Law, Larry I. Palmer Jan 1999

Patient Safety, Risk Reduction, And The Law, Larry I. Palmer

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A Rejoinder, Larry I. Palmer Oct 1994

A Rejoinder, Larry I. Palmer

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