BA biology Harvard 1979; JD law Columbia 1982. Elected member of US National Academy of Medicine; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina); Professor Emerita of Law & Bioethics, University of Wisconsin; past employment as legal/policy analyst at US congressional Office of Technology Assessment and US Agency for International Development; policy advisor in Office of the Commissioner, US Food & Drug Administration; member, President Clinton's National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Expertise in medical and agricultural biotechnology regulatory policy and ethics; clinical medical ethics; reproductive rights.