BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The Hastings Center for Bioethics - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:The Hastings Center for Bioethics
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Hastings Center for Bioethics
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T123000
DTSTAMP:20260310T113807
CREATED:20250121T210539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T164702Z
UID:83556-1740128400-1740141000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Current and Emerging Prenatal Testing Technologies: Bioethical Implications
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will present “Current and Emerging Prenatal Testing Technologies: Bioethical Implications” at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Bioethics’ 10th Anniversary Celebration. \n\n\n\nPrenatal genetic testing technologies can provide individuals and families with valuable information about their potential prospective children. Such technologies\, including pre-implantation genetic testing of in-vitro embryos and testing of fetuses during pregnancy\, can promote informed decision-making and in some cases can be medically beneficial. They have also been raising powerful bioethical concerns for decades\, such as their impact on parental autonomy\, societal eugenic tendencies\, and disability rights. Recent new technologies\, such as noninvasive prenatal testing (that was developed by Prof. Dennis Lo in Hong Kong) or polygenic screening of in-vitro embryos\, have further stimulated the bioethical discussion regarding what conditions and traits these technologies are targeting. This talk will focus on the recent analysis of prenatal testing in the Western bioethics literature\, as well as cultural and policy implications for East Asia and Hong Kong. The talk will address the notion of a ‘serious’ genetic condition as justifying testing\, and the debate surrounding the use of prenatal testing for medical versus non-medical purposes.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/current-and-emerging-prenatal-testing-technologies-bioethical-implications/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2025-01-21-155145.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR