Bioethicist Hank Greely Forecasts ‘The End Of Sex’ And The Future Of Reproduction
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- Publish Date:
- June 2, 2016
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- Krasny, Michael
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- KQED - Forum With Michael Krasny
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Summary
In just 20 years, most people in developed countries won’t have sex to procreate. That’s what Stanford law professor and bioethicist Hank Greely predicts: a future where skin cells can be used to make an embryo and parents would prefer a baby made in a laboratory rather than the bedroom. In his book, “The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction,” Greely considers the ethical and legal questions that arise in this new reproductive future.
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Guests:
Hank Greely, founding director, Center for Law and the Biosciences and law professor at Stanford University; author of “The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction”