PRENATAL GENETIC TESTING TECHNOLOGY:DR. KATHY HUDSON

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: November 17, 2004 | Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
11-17-2004
Statement of Dr. Kathy Hudson Director, Associate Professor, Genetic and
Public Policy Center Committee on Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space November 17, 2004 Mr. Chairman
and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to be with you
today to discuss the science, ethics, and policy of prenatal genetic testing.
My name is Kathy Hudson and I am the Director of the Genetics and Public
Policy Center and Associate Professor in the Berman Bioethics Institute
and in the Institute of Genetic Medicine at ...

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