Conf on Repro & Genetic Tech

Nobody’s Child, Everybody’s Children:
An International Conference on New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies

http://www.mala.ca/nrgt/

Date: 24-26 May 2007

Location: Nanaimo, Canada (British Columbia)

Organizers: Malaspina University-College Nanaimo · British Columbia

Topics: genetics and genomics (including DNA databanks); research ethics; reproduction and contraception; and stem cells and cloning

The conference attempts to offer a global perspective on current policies, practices, and legislation about new reproductive and genetic technologies (NRGTs). The conference will address the following key themes:

  * NRGTs and the rights of children and families;
  * global issues in NRGTs;
  * feminist perspectives on NRGTs; and
  * current medical perspectives on NRGTs.