Light blue background with DNA double helix and text reading Feminist Intersections Reproductive Genome Editing at a Crossroads Tuesday March 28 2023 8 to 9 am PT 11 am ET 5 pm CEST and SAST with images of speakers.

Join CGS on Tuesday, March 28 for the final webinar in the Missing Voices Initiative series. In a panel conversation moderated by Susan Berke Fogel, speakers Kavita Ramdas, Alana Cattapan, and Amrita Pande will explore the perilous prospect of reproductive uses of human genome editing from the perspective of feminist and reproductive justice scholars and advocates. Their intersectional analyses will illuminate concerns related to eugenics and the rapidly expanding global fertility industry.


Feminist Intersections:

Reproductive Genome Editing at a Crossroads

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

8-9 am PT / 11 am ET / 5 pm CEST and SAST

ASL / CART provided.


Learn more about CGS' Missing Voices Initiative here and more about each speaker below:


Kavita Ramdas is a globally recognized advocate for gender equity and justice who provides high-level consulting advice and guidance on initiatives to defend democracy and protect human rights both within the US and across the globe.


Alana Cattapan is the Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. She studies gendered inclusion in policy making, identifying links between the state, the commercialization of the body, and reproductive labour. 


Amrita Pande is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Cape Town. Her research revolves around globalization and the intimate, with a focus on reproductive labour and new reproductive technologies.


Susan Berke Fogel, Co-Founder of the Pro-Choice Alliance for Responsible Research, is an attorney and consultant to non-profit organizations working on reproductive health and rights issues.

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