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Professor Mohapatra Presents on Myth of Anonymous Gamete Donation at Harvard Conference
05/20/2019
IU McKinney Associate Professor of Law Seema Mohapatra presented a paper, “Abolishing the Myth of Anonymous Gamete Donation in the Age of Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing” for a conference at Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics on May 17.
Professor Mohapatra presented her paper, “Abolishing the Myth of ‘Anonymous’ Gamete Donation in the Age of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing.” In this paper, Professor Mohapatra argues that gamete donor anonymity is no longer possible due to widespread genetic testing and considers the legal, ethical, and private governance methods to address this issue.
The conference, “Consuming Genetics: The Ethical and Legal Considerations of Consumer Genetic Technologies,” focused on the ethical and legal questions around the consumer use of genetic technologies as they become more accessible to individuals.
An interview with Professor Mohapatra is featured in a post on Bill of Health, a blog sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard in conjunction with the conference.
Professor Mohapatra is a Dean’s Fellow and expert in the areas of health care law, public health law, bioethics, torts, and international health and family law. Her research interests include the intersection of biosciences and the law, assisted reproduction and surrogacy, international family and health law, health care disparities in the United States, and informed consent.
