Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy and the Center for Health Law Studies present:

20th Annual Saint Louis University Health Law Symposium

             

                  

                  Friday, April 4, 2008
                    8  a.m. to 4 p.m.
                  Location: Courtroom

The desire to form a family and have a child has long been central to many people’s idea of a good life. It has also long been surrounded by stigma for people with disabilities -- whether parents, prospective parents or children -- who continue to face barriers to the full enjoyment of reproductive autonomy, parenting and family life. Against this backdrop, advances in technology such as assisted reproductive technologies and prenatal diagnostic techniques represent the potential for increased access to informed reproductive choice but also for the increased stigmatization of individuals with actual or perceived disabilities. Available care, services and support often reflect an inaccurate understanding of what it means to be disabled, for both parents and children. This Symposium will examine the impact of these issues on parents, prospective parents and children living with disabilities.

For more information, see the conference website.