Scottish Council on Human Bioethics

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Conference Report

To be or not to be?
Exploring ethical implications of embryo selection

14 January 2006

Organisers: Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, Ethics and Medicine Trust

Venue: Lister Institute - Edinburgh

Participants: Around 100 persons were present

Programme:

Welcome

Prof. Nigel Cameron

Choosing the future: genetics and reproductive decision making

Dr Rosalind Skinner

Genetic selection: Reality and risks

Countess Josephine Quintavlle

Eugenics reborn

Dr John McLean

Ethical issues for the medical genetist

Prof Michael Connor