Dna Today: A Genetics Podcast

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! On Friday, June 24th, 2022, the US Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationvoting to overturn Roe v. Wade— the 1973 ruling that guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights. In this discussion we will be explaining the abortion laws and how this decision specifically affects genetic counseling with Laura Hercher. Laura is a seasoned genetic counselor and the host of ​​The Beagle Has Landed podcast. She is also on the team at Sarah Lawrence College’s Genetic Counseling program coordinating student research, directing the ethics course and facilitating the weekly current events discussion.&