Anna Smajdor

• Filbee-Dexter, Karen & Smajdor, Anna (2019). Ethics of Assisted Evolution in Marine Conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science.  ISSN 2296-7745.  6 . doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00020 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Climate change is outpacing existing rates of evolution and adaptation for many marine organisms. Human societies are pushing hard to find new solutions to save and protect marine ecosystems, generating research on manipulating genetics of wild organisms for the goal of conservation. This – “assisted evolution” – raises challenging ethical questions because the intention is not to revert to a previous status quo, but to modify a community so that it survives better in the conditions we have created. In so doing, our role changes toward “designers” of nature, which requires a rethinking of what is natural, and whether altering or influencing genetics of wild organisms changes the way we conceptualize nature. Assisted evolution could also perpetuate damaging habits and dispositions, such as commodification and technological intervention, which have caused the harm in the first place. Even if we feel morally obliged to repair ecosystems, we still risk further havoc if our attempts to fix our damage are affected by ignorance. Still, from an ethical point of view, we offer cautious support for research on assisted evolution tools. However, we must be clear that we are using these approaches for our own benefit, and should only proceed when they are adequately understood and other options are exhausted. In many cases, we should instead focus our efforts on protecting what we can, minimizing future damage, and understanding future changes. Either way, we need stronger ethical regulations on applying assisted evolution techniques in marine conservation so that there is sufficient deliberation before we use these tools.

• Smajdor, Anna Colette (2019). An alternative to sexual reproduction: Artificial gametes and their implications for society. British Medical Bulletin.  ISSN 0007-1420.  129(1), s 79- 89 . doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz001
• Smajdor, Anna Colette (2018). Means, ends, and the fetal patient, In Dagmar Schmitz; Angus Clarke & Wybo Dondorp (ed.),  The Fetus as a Patient.  Routledge.  ISBN 9781351692786.  Chapter.
• Smajdor, Anna Colette (2018). Your sperm is mine! Do artificial gametes change the ethics of posthumous sperm retrieval and conception?. Etica & Politica / Ethics & Politics.  ISSN 1825-5167.  20(3), s 53- 72 . doi: 10.13137/1825-5167/22585 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Smajdor, Anna Colette & Cutas, Daniela (2018). Reproductive technologies and the family in the twenty-first century, In Simona Giordano; John Harris & Lucio Piccirillo (ed.),  The freedom of scientific research.  Manchester University Press.  ISBN 9781526127686.  Chapter.  s 57 - 70
• Smajdor, Anna Colette; Cutas, Daniela & Takala, Tuija (2018). Artificial gametes, the unnatural and the artefactual. Journal of Medical Ethics.  ISSN 0306-6800.  44(6), s 404- 408 . doi: 10.1136/medethics-2017-104351
• Smajdor, Anna Colette; Frith, Lucy; Hooper, Carwyn; Camporesi, Silvia; Douglas, Thomas A.; Nottingham, Emma; Fritz, Zoe; Ekberg, Merryn & Huxtable, Richard (2018). Institute of Medical Ethics Guidelines for confirmation of appointment, promotion and recognition of UK bioethics and medical ethics researchers. Journal of Medical Ethics.  ISSN 0306-6800.  44(5), s 289- 291 . doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2018-104816
• Cutas, Daniela & Smajdor, Anna Colette (2017). The moral status of the (nuclear) family. Etikk i praksis.  ISSN 1890-3991.  11(1), s 5- 15 . doi: 10.5324/eip.v11i1.2250
• Smajdor, Anna Colette & Stockl, Andrea (2017). PMDs and the Moral Specialness of Medicine: An Analysis of the ‘Keepsake Ultrasound’, In Conor Farrington & Rebecca Lynch (ed.),  Quantified Lives and Vital Data - Exploring Health and Technology through Personal Medical Devices.  Palgrave Macmillan.  ISBN 978-1-349-95234-2.  Chapter.  s 155 - 178
• Smajdor, Anna Colette & Cutas, Daniela (2016). “I am Your Mother and Your Father!” In Vitro Derived Gametes and the Ethics of Solo Reproduction. Health Care Analysis.  ISSN 1065-3058. . doi: 10.1007/s10728-016-0321-7 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.

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• Räsänen, Joona & Smajdor, Anna Colette (2020). The Ethics of Ectogenesis. Bioethics.  ISSN 0269-9702.  34(4), s 328- 330 . doi: 10.1111/bioe.12745
• Bøhn, Einar Duenger; Smajdor, Anna Colette & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2018). Humaniora og teknologi.
• Smajdor, Anna Colette; Cutas, Daniela & Hens, Kristien (2017). Procreative Procrastination: The Ethics of Postponed Parenthood, In Dominic Stoop (ed.),  Preventing Age Related Fertility Loss.  Springer.  ISBN 978-3-319-14857-1.  Chapter.
• Smajdor, Anna Colette & Stockl, Andrea (2017). The MMR debate in the United Kingdom: vaccine scares, statesmanship and the media, In Christine Holmberg; Stuart Blume & Paul Greenough (ed.),  The politics of vaccination A global history.  Manchester University Press.  ISBN 978-1-5261-1093-0.  Chapter.

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