Disease Prevention and the Genetic Revolution: Defining a Parental Right to Protect the Bodily Integrity of Future Children
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Disease Prevention and the Genetic
Revolution: Defining a Parental Right
to Protect the Bodily Integrity of
Future Children
By MEGAN ANNE JELLINEK*
FREEDOM
Day turned softly to night and the night almost to day,
And in those dusky hours, while Life clenched her hand,
She left our Earth as quietly as that day began.
And She freed herself as She left anguished tears behind,
And the earthly hearts ached and broke with loss
And with the wonder that Love came at such punishing cost.
Good-bye to the world that held Her back.
Good-bye to the body forever a foe.
Good-bye to the suffering that no child should ever know.
Megan Anne Jellinek
I. Introduction: Parents and Purpose
Recent advances in genetic and reproductive technology broaden
the capacity of parents to make crucial life decisions for their chil-
dren.' Growing support for the Human Genome Initiative,2 as well as
* J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2000. B.A., University
of Washington, 1996. For you, Gretchen. And for your Freedom. And for the rest of my
family and friends who have always known and respected where I stand on this issue. My
deepest appreciation to my daily inspirations: my Mom and my sister, Lindsey. Special
thanks to Professor Lois Weithom for listening to my initial idea and to Dean Nell Newton
for giving me both my interest in constitutional law and the opportunity to contribute this
piece to the Quarterly.
1. See Renee C. Esfandiary, Note, The Changing World of Genetics and Abortion:
Why the Women's Movement Should Advocate for Limitations on the Right to Choose in the
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