title: Embryonic stem cells and the bigger reprogenetic picture.
abstract: In this country, public policy conversations about reproductive and genetic technologies have been conducted separately. This makes it difficult for policy makers and the public to notice the extent to which reproductive and genetic technologies are converging, and thus the extent to which we are approaching the possibility of reprogenetically shaping our children. Embryonic stem cell research offers a superb opportunity to identify that convergence, and thus to begin considering the creation of a public institution that would be devoted to contemplating the bigger picture of reprogenetically shaping children.
authors.affiliation: The Hastings Center, Garrison, New York, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D012106:Research; D013234:Stem Cells; D014481:United States