Marcy Darnovsky

Marcy Darnovsky, PhD, (born August 4, 1951) is an American policy advocate and author who has extensively spoken and written on the politics of human biotechnology, focusing on their feminist, social justice, human rights, health equity, and public-interest implications. She is currently serving as the Executive Director at the Center for Genetics and Society.

She has appeared on television and radio, and has also been cited by numerous sources, including ABC News, Associated Press, Nature, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Wired Science.^[1]

Select publications

• The Battle to Patent Your Genes: The Meaning of the Myriad Case, (2009) The American Interest.
• Moral Questions of an Altogether Different Kind, (2010-2-23) Harvard Law and Policy Review.
• The Consequence of Unnatural Selection: 160 Million Missing Girls, (2011-4-22) Ms. Magazine Blog.
• Germline Modification Carries Risk of Major Social Harm, (2008-6-4) Nature.
• Eggs vs. Ethics in Stem Cell Debate, (2005-11-29) The Nation.
• Donor-Conceived Children in Search of their Biological Histories, (2011-3-11) Psychology Today.

Notes

1. "In the News". The Center for Genetics and Society.

Profile

• Profile, Center for Genetics and Society.