Subject: Whose future is this?
From: Center for Genetics and Society <[email-masked]>
To: "Subscriber " <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 01:37:59 +0000

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Dear Subscriber,
Which uses of human biotechnologies can build a healthy and just world&mdash;and which are likely to undermine it? We at CGS are committed to building a human future in which:
*powerful new technologies are used to treat suffering, not to engineer supposedly enhanced humans
*genetic testing is used to improve health care without compromising our privacy, encouraging unneeded medical interventions, or putting profits above well-being
*race is understood as a political and social category, not a genetic one
*disability is seen as part of human variation, rather than automatically understood as something to fix
*all people who need medical assistance to form families can access it, without exploiting women for their eggs or wombs
*the criminal justice system uses DNA to exonerate the innocent, not to fish for suspects or put communities under genetic surveillance
Will you join us?
Fortunately, the Center for Genetics and Society ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s16457lLEOLg ) already has a wealth of free resources about these issues. Whether you want an overview or a deep dive, we invite you to check them out.
*Biopolitical Views & News ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s16d97lLEOLz ), our bimonthly newsletter, compiles commentary and news about the social implications of emerging human biotechnologies
*Talking Biopolitics ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s1bc56lLEOLG ) is our series of online conversations with leading biopolitical thinkers
*The CGS website ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s1b216lLEOLP ) offers a trove of materials, including issue-specific news feeds, a resource page ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s17057lLEOLW ) on human germline gene editing, and a special section ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s10b57lLEOM3 ) for high school and college students
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*Two recent reports provide more depth and detail: Extreme Genetic Engineering and the Human Future: Reclaiming Emerging Biotechnologies for the Common Good ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s1f296lLEOMn ), and Global Surrogacy Practices ( http://www.geneticsandsociety.rsvp1.com/s12f97lLEOMB )
But our journey is far from complete. Our goals are far from secured. A just human future is up for grabs.
With your help in the new year ( https://networkforgood.rsvp1.com/s1e8d6lLEOMI ), we&rsquo;ll keep working toward a new biopolitics grounded in social justice, human rights, and the public interest.
Please join us in building a human future in a biotech age.  ( https://networkforgood.rsvp1.com/s1e2d6lLEOMQ )
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Warm wishes for the holiday season,
Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director

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