In the Gattaca-Family Way: How Far is Too Far? | The Future of Reproduction
Channel: New America
Date: 21/11/2014

The Future of Reproduction

Human reproduction has long been a preoccupation of ethicists, scientists and science fiction, from the lab-reared children of Brave New World to the artificial uteri shown in The Matrix. And as the recent furor over Facebook and Apple’s proposal to offer to fund the freezing of their female employee’s eggs indicated, we’re far from settled about how emerging reproductive technologies will affect the way we live. At a time when the science of genotyping, uterus transplants, and the design of artificial sperm and eggs continues to evolve, it’s worth pausing to consider what is within the realm of the possible when it comes to human reproduction, and which questions we should be asking before we get there.

Charis Thompson
Chancellor's Professor and Chair, Gender and Women's Studies, University of California, Berkley
@charismt

Marcy Darnovsky
Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society
@C_G_S

Jane Maienschein
Director, Center for Biology and Society, Arizona State University

Moderator

Christine Rosen
Senior Editor, The New Atlantis
@tnajournal

http://newamerica.org/future-tense/will-the-family-survive-the-revolution-in-reproductive-technology/