Emerging technologies, eugenics and disabled communities
By Zarya Shaikh,
Queer Diagnosis
| 09. 01. 2022
In our first episode of Season 3, Connor McAlister (he/they) contemplates the impact of emerging technologies, including CRISPR, on disabled communities. We learn about the eugenicist implications of conservatorships highlighted by the Free Britney movement. Connor McAlister is a graduate student studying Bioethics at Stony Brook University. You can follow them @definitelynotbroccoli on Instagram! Consider making a donation to the Queer Diagnosis Scholarship Fund and checking us out at QueerDiagnosis.com. You can find us @QueerDiagnosis on Instagram/Twitter.
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