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ANNUAL HJHLP HEALTH LAW SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE
OF REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
HLPI News

& Events

Annual HJHLP Symposium Workshop participants, (top left to right): Valerie Gutmann Koch, Hank Greely, Shelly
Simana, Myrisha S. Lewis, Radhika Rao, Claire Horner, Jessica Mantel, Leah Fowler, Briana Mittleman, Sonia
Suter, June Carbone, Dov Fox, and Reika Nakayama.

We witnessed many advances in reproductive technologies and research in 2021. For example, in March
of 2021, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announced its proposal to eliminate the
prohibition on embryonic research after the existing 14-day limit. In the same month, a group of scientists
revealed that they had successfully grown mouse embryos inside an artificial uterus. And in August, the
state of Texas effectively banned abortion as early as six weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period—a
time when most women do not even know they are pregnant yet.

Against this backdrop, we sponsored the 9th annual Health Law Symposium Workshop on October 22,
2021. The event, entitled “Norms Reborn: Controversies and Challenges for the Future of Reproductive
Technologies,” explored the legal and ethical controversies and challenges arising from evolving
reproductive technologies and changing cultural and societal norms.

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