Medical Genetics and Law

Dr. Mair Crouch has dual qualifications with degrees in biosciences and the law. She was a member of the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority from 2008- 2013 and the Scottish Government Advisory Board for "Generation Scotland" from 2004- 2010. She is a member of the Department of Biolaw, The  International Chair in Bioethics.  Her engagements include speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, being an expert witness at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe hearing on "The use of new genetic technology in human beings" and acting as legal lead: ENMC International workshop, Amsterdam. 'Developing guidelines for the management of reproductive options for families with maternally inherited mtDNA disease. She has presented papers and been an invited chair at several UNESCO World Conferences on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law. She was an Honorary Lecturer in Bioethics at the University of Glasgow from 2006 to 2020. She worked in the field of medical genetics within the NHS in the UK and then qualified with a law degree due to the concerns she had on the impact of the developments in genetics on the individual and society. At the time she was a member of the consultative panel of the UK Human Genetics Commission due to personal insight. She has received several grants to pursue her interest in public engagement. She published Medical Genetics + Law in October 2022.

DNA - The Book of Life.- Genetic Inheritance.- How Errors Arise.- Methods Used to Study the Genome.- Screening and Diagnostic Testing.- Preimplantation Genetic Testing.- Preimplantation Genetic Testing, An International Oversight.- Wrongful Birth, Wrongful Life.- Biobanks.- Genetic Modification.- Application of Genomic Technologies and the Issues Raised.- Issues with Medical Genetics and the Law.- Glossary.