Daniel Navon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, San Diego

Seminar on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics

The rapid expansion of non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPT) raises a series of overlooked ELSI issues, particularly for genetic conditions where we do not have unbiased risk data. This talk explores how, at the level of the proband, many thousands of would-be parents will now have to grapple with deeply uncertain prenatal diagnoses. Meanwhile, at the population level, the selective termination of pregnancies following NIPT screening is likely to produce a cascade of complex eugenic outcomes.

Monday, September 13, 2021 from 12:00- 1:00 PM ET

Center for Research on the Ethical, Legal ,and Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic and Behavioral Genetics

To register for this online presentation and receive the Zoom link, please contact: Janee Frankel: janee.frankel@nyspi.columbia.edu