Pete Shanks
Pete Shanks was raised in Britain but has lived in Santa Cruz, California, since Jerry Brown's first term as governor. He has worked with the Center for Genetics and Society on issues connected with human genetics and the assisted reproduction industry for over a decade. He is the author of Human Genetic Engineering (published by Nation Books) and writes regularly at Biopolitical Times, the blog of the Center for Genetics and Society.
Eight Babies and the End of a Doctor's Career
by Pete Shanks
June 28, 2011 - 8:25am (Print)
The Medical Board of California has revoked the license of Dr. Michael Kamrava, effective July 1st. This is the doctor who became notorious after his patient, Nadya Suleman, gave birth to octuplets following fertility treatment.
Trust-Busting in the Baby Business?
by Pete Shanks
May 11, 2011 - 2:44pm (Print)
Reproductive medicine has long been criticized for its commercial aspects — for being more like an industry than a medical practice. Run a Google search for "the baby business" and you will not only turn up Debora Spar's book, but some 954,000 exact matches. Now lawyers are getting in on the action: It's not just an industry, it's (allegedly) a cartel!
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