Babies of Technology

April 1, 2017

While society is just now getting used to the idea of surrogacy, women freezing their eggs, sperm donors, and prenatal disease screenings, fertility clinics are already marketing genetically engineered babies. For the right price, parents can select the sex of their child, making the notion of genetically enhanced offspring no longer solely within the realm of sf. Authors Mason (faculty affiliate, Berkeley Ctr. for Law & Technology, Univ. of California, Berkeley) and science teacher and writer Ekman dive into ethical dilemmas of the current fertility industry as well as hypothetical situations for when future becomes reality. They demonstrate that current laws worldwide are not equipped to protect the rights of families built using medical technology. Fascinating cases, such as whether or not a child conceived after the father's death is eligible for the deceased's benefits, are appearing on U.S. court dockets. VERDICT Informative and engaging, this is one of the first books to address the legal rights of children of reproductive technology. For readers interested in family law, medical ethics, and reproductive medicine.--Heidi Uphoff, Sandia National Laboratories, NM

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