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