Screening Human Life paper published in Architecture Media Politics Society Journal Proceedings Series
Conflict, Rule of Law and Society (CROLS) researcher, , has published a paper on Screening Human Life in the Architecture Media Politics Society (AMPS) Journal Proceedings Series.聽This publication is the product of a conference on at聽the University of West England聽earlier in 2018.
The context is the evolution of聽prenatal genetic testing against a backdrop of expanding human population, dwindling natural resources and an upsurge in 鈥榬ights based ethics鈥�. The simplicity of these tests, their global availability and the potential for normalisation, create the opportunity for a societal shift.聽Should parents perceive a benefit in knowing information, and commercial providers see聽a demand and potential for profit from testing, it聽may be difficult to hold back the tide once the door has been opened.
The paper examines the aims/public narratives associated with this technology, and the disruptive potential of these tests in ethical and regulatory terms as they are released into a global village. It also explicitly considers how and where we live and access services impacts on parental decision making and the聽development of these tests.
