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Relatively (im)material? Mitochondrial DNA and genetic relatedness in legal discourse

Relatively (im)material? Mitochondrial DNA and genetic relatedness in legal discourse
Relatively (im)material? Mitochondrial DNA and genetic relatedness in legal discourse
Mitochondrial donation poses the latest regulatory challenge for policy-makers in the context of assisted conception. In 2012 the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority are consulting on ethical issues raised by this technique; including the potential relationships created by the use of three parties’ genetic material and the associated ramifications (eg whether or not there is a need to establish records of such donations and, if so, to whom should information be provided?) Hence, this technique poses both novel and familiar questions about ‘the genetic family’. This paper will explore the construction of the relative (in)significance of mitochondrial DNA in recent parliamentary debates, and current policy and consultation documents, in order to reflect on the ways in which the role of genetic connections – or lack thereof – are mediated in legal discourse and policy formation.
Jones, Caroline
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Jones, Caroline
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Jones, Caroline (2012) Relatively (im)material? Mitochondrial DNA and genetic relatedness in legal discourse. Interdisciplinary Dialogue: the Genetic Family in Question, Manchester, United Kingdom. 09 May 2012.

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Mitochondrial donation poses the latest regulatory challenge for policy-makers in the context of assisted conception. In 2012 the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority are consulting on ethical issues raised by this technique; including the potential relationships created by the use of three parties’ genetic material and the associated ramifications (eg whether or not there is a need to establish records of such donations and, if so, to whom should information be provided?) Hence, this technique poses both novel and familiar questions about ‘the genetic family’. This paper will explore the construction of the relative (in)significance of mitochondrial DNA in recent parliamentary debates, and current policy and consultation documents, in order to reflect on the ways in which the role of genetic connections – or lack thereof – are mediated in legal discourse and policy formation.

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Published date: 10 May 2012
Venue - Dates: Interdisciplinary Dialogue: the Genetic Family in Question, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2012-05-09 - 2012-05-09
Organisations: Southampton Law School

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Local EPrints ID: 338271
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/338271
PURE UUID: 4a5d56b0-45b5-4022-b184-caf561a795a7

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Date deposited: 14 May 2012 15:32
Last modified: 11 Dec 2021 00:19

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Author: Caroline Jones

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