Ilke Turkmendag
Biographic Data
| ID | 189496 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ilke Turkmendag |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ilke |
| FAMILY NAME | Turkmendag |
| SIGNATURE | TURKMENDAG I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1107-7711 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Maternal epigenetic responsibility: What can we learn from the pandemic
This paper examines the construction of maternal responsibility in transgenerational epigenetics and its implications for pregnant women. Transgenerational epigenetics is suggesting a link between maternal behaviour and lifestyle during pregnancy and the subsequent well-being of their children. For example, poor prenatal diet and exposure to maternal distress during pregnancy are linked to epigenetic changes, which may cause health problems in th…
Reinterpreting “genetic identity” in the regulatory and ethical context of heritable genome editing
Heritable genome editing (HGE) is prohibited by several international conventions for a number of reasons, including the protection of “genetic identity.” This article provides a conceptual analysis of the concept of “genetic identity” and offers normative reflections as to how it should be interpreted in the context of HGE. In particular, this article examines the purported right to retain “genetic identity” and the right-to-know “genetic identi…
Thinking the unthinkable: How Did Human Germline Genome Editing Become Ethically Acceptable
Two major reports in the UK and USA have recently sanctioned as ethically acceptable genome editing of future generations for the treatment of serious rare inherited conditions. This marks an important turning point in the application of recombinant DNA techniques to humans. The central question this paper addresses is how did it became possible for human genetic engineering (HGE) of future generations to move from an illegitimate idea associated…
Genome editing: The dynamics of continuity, convergence, and change in the engineering of life
Genome editing enables very accurate alterations to DNA. It promises profound and potentially disruptive changes in healthcare, agriculture, industry, and the environment. This paper presents a multidisciplinary analysis of the contemporary development of genome editing and the tension between continuity and change. It draws on the idea that actors involved in innovation are guided by “sociotechnical regimes” composed of practices, institutions, …
What’s Law got to do with Good Science
This short paper is one element of a longer piece titled What's Law got to do with Good Science? It is presented here along with the introduction to the longer piece. In the longer piece, Murphy's paper is joined by two others, one by Marie Fox, the other by Ilke Turkmendag. All three papers engage with Charis Thompson's book Good Science. The longer piece concludes with a response by Thompson
"It Is Just a "Battery: Right” to Know in Mitochondrial Replacement
This article addresses the child's right to know their genetic origins in mitochondrial donation. It focuses on the UK's public debate on mitochondrial replacement techniques and examines the claims-making activities that shaped the donor information regulations. During the public consultation, downplaying the significance of the mitochondria helped distinguish mitochondria donors from gamete donors and determine their relational status with the …
The New Kinship: Constructing donor-conceived families
The Donor‐conceived Child's ‘Right to Personal Identity’: The Public Debate on Donor Anonymity in the United Kingdom
On 1 April 2005, with the implementation of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (Disclosure of Donor Information) Regulations 2004, United Kingdom law was changed to allow children born through gamete donation to access details identifying the donor. Drawing on trends in adoption law, the decision to abolish donor anonymity was strongly influenced by a discourse that asserted the ‘child's right to personal identity’. Through examinat…
Embryo Politics: Ethics and Policy in Atlantic Democracies
Banchoff, T. Embryo Politics: Ethics and Policy in Atlantic Democracies . USA : Cornell University Press , 2011 , £22.95 (hbk ) viii+294 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8014-4957-4 Reproductive and regenerative medicine uses a wide range of human tissue and cells for research purposes. However, no other bodily material has created such controversy about its use in research as the human embryo. Although the embryo debate is well documented there is little underst…
Eggs, ethics and exploitation? Investigating women's experiences of an egg sharing scheme
There is a growing global demand for human eggs for the treatment of sub-fertile women and for stem cell-related research. This demand provokes concerns for the women providing the eggs, including their possible exploitation, whether they should be paid, whether they can give properly informed consent and whether their eggs and bodies are becoming commodified. However, few of the debates have benefitted from insights from the women themselves. We…
The Removal Of Donor Anonymity in The UK: The Silencing Of Claims By Would-Be Parents
From 1 April 2005, UK law was changed to allow children born through gamete donation to access identifying details of the donor. The decision to abolish donor anonymity was strongly influenced by a discourse that asserted the 'child's right-to-know' their genetic origins. Under the current regulation, if would-be parents want to receive treatment in the UK, they have no option but to use gametes/embryos from identifiable donors. For a majority, t…
The Donor‐conceived Child's ‘Right to Personal Identity’: The Public Debate on Donor Anonymity in the United Kingdom
On 1 April 2005, with the implementation of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (Disclosure of Donor Information) Regulations 2004, United Kingdom law was changed to allow children born through gamete donation to access details identifying the donor. Drawing on trends in adoption law, the decision to abolish donor anonymity was strongly influenced by a discourse that asserted the ‘child's right to personal identity’. Through examinat…
Eggs, ethics and exploitation? Investigating women's experiences of an egg sharing scheme
There is a growing global demand for human eggs for the treatment of sub-fertile women and for stem cell-related research. This demand provokes concerns for the women providing the eggs, including their possible exploitation, whether they should be paid, whether they can give properly informed consent and whether their eggs and bodies are becoming commodified. However, few of the debates have benefitted from insights from the women themselves. We…
The Removal Of Donor Anonymity in The UK: The Silencing Of Claims By Would-Be Parents
From 1 April 2005, UK law was changed to allow children born through gamete donation to access identifying details of the donor. The decision to abolish donor anonymity was strongly influenced by a discourse that asserted the 'child's right-to-know' their genetic origins. Under the current regulation, if would-be parents want to receive treatment in the UK, they have no option but to use gametes/embryos from identifiable donors. For a majority, t…
Thinking the unthinkable: How Did Human Germline Genome Editing Become Ethically Acceptable
Two major reports in the UK and USA have recently sanctioned as ethically acceptable genome editing of future generations for the treatment of serious rare inherited conditions. This marks an important turning point in the application of recombinant DNA techniques to humans. The central question this paper addresses is how did it became possible for human genetic engineering (HGE) of future generations to move from an illegitimate idea associated…
"It Is Just a "Battery: Right” to Know in Mitochondrial Replacement
This article addresses the child's right to know their genetic origins in mitochondrial donation. It focuses on the UK's public debate on mitochondrial replacement techniques and examines the claims-making activities that shaped the donor information regulations. During the public consultation, downplaying the significance of the mitochondria helped distinguish mitochondria donors from gamete donors and determine their relational status with the …
What’s Law got to do with Good Science
This short paper is one element of a longer piece titled What's Law got to do with Good Science? It is presented here along with the introduction to the longer piece. In the longer piece, Murphy's paper is joined by two others, one by Marie Fox, the other by Ilke Turkmendag. All three papers engage with Charis Thompson's book Good Science. The longer piece concludes with a response by Thompson
The Removal Of Donor Anonymity in The UK: The Silencing Of Claims By Would-Be Parents
From 1 April 2005, UK law was changed to allow children born through gamete donation to access identifying details of the donor. The decision to abolish donor anonymity was strongly influenced by a discourse that asserted the 'child's right-to-know' their genetic origins. Under the current regulation, if would-be parents want to receive treatment in the UK, they have no option but to use gametes/embryos from identifiable donors. For a majority, t…
The Donor‐conceived Child's ‘Right to Personal Identity’: The Public Debate on Donor Anonymity in the United Kingdom
On 1 April 2005, with the implementation of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (Disclosure of Donor Information) Regulations 2004, United Kingdom law was changed to allow children born through gamete donation to access details identifying the donor. Drawing on trends in adoption law, the decision to abolish donor anonymity was strongly influenced by a discourse that asserted the ‘child's right to personal identity’. Through examinat…
Embryo Politics: Ethics and Policy in Atlantic Democracies
Banchoff, T. Embryo Politics: Ethics and Policy in Atlantic Democracies . USA : Cornell University Press , 2011 , £22.95 (hbk ) viii+294 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8014-4957-4 Reproductive and regenerative medicine uses a wide range of human tissue and cells for research purposes. However, no other bodily material has created such controversy about its use in research as the human embryo. Although the embryo debate is well documented there is little underst…
Eggs, ethics and exploitation? Investigating women's experiences of an egg sharing scheme
There is a growing global demand for human eggs for the treatment of sub-fertile women and for stem cell-related research. This demand provokes concerns for the women providing the eggs, including their possible exploitation, whether they should be paid, whether they can give properly informed consent and whether their eggs and bodies are becoming commodified. However, few of the debates have benefitted from insights from the women themselves. We…
The New Kinship: Constructing donor-conceived families
"It Is Just a "Battery: Right” to Know in Mitochondrial Replacement
This article addresses the child's right to know their genetic origins in mitochondrial donation. It focuses on the UK's public debate on mitochondrial replacement techniques and examines the claims-making activities that shaped the donor information regulations. During the public consultation, downplaying the significance of the mitochondria helped distinguish mitochondria donors from gamete donors and determine their relational status with the …
What’s Law got to do with Good Science
This short paper is one element of a longer piece titled What's Law got to do with Good Science? It is presented here along with the introduction to the longer piece. In the longer piece, Murphy's paper is joined by two others, one by Marie Fox, the other by Ilke Turkmendag. All three papers engage with Charis Thompson's book Good Science. The longer piece concludes with a response by Thompson
Genome editing: The dynamics of continuity, convergence, and change in the engineering of life
Genome editing enables very accurate alterations to DNA. It promises profound and potentially disruptive changes in healthcare, agriculture, industry, and the environment. This paper presents a multidisciplinary analysis of the contemporary development of genome editing and the tension between continuity and change. It draws on the idea that actors involved in innovation are guided by “sociotechnical regimes” composed of practices, institutions, …
Reinterpreting “genetic identity” in the regulatory and ethical context of heritable genome editing
Heritable genome editing (HGE) is prohibited by several international conventions for a number of reasons, including the protection of “genetic identity.” This article provides a conceptual analysis of the concept of “genetic identity” and offers normative reflections as to how it should be interpreted in the context of HGE. In particular, this article examines the purported right to retain “genetic identity” and the right-to-know “genetic identi…
Thinking the unthinkable: How Did Human Germline Genome Editing Become Ethically Acceptable
Two major reports in the UK and USA have recently sanctioned as ethically acceptable genome editing of future generations for the treatment of serious rare inherited conditions. This marks an important turning point in the application of recombinant DNA techniques to humans. The central question this paper addresses is how did it became possible for human genetic engineering (HGE) of future generations to move from an illegitimate idea associated…
Maternal epigenetic responsibility: What can we learn from the pandemic
This paper examines the construction of maternal responsibility in transgenerational epigenetics and its implications for pregnant women. Transgenerational epigenetics is suggesting a link between maternal behaviour and lifestyle during pregnancy and the subsequent well-being of their children. For example, poor prenatal diet and exposure to maternal distress during pregnancy are linked to epigenetic changes, which may cause health problems in th…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Biology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 works)