Sonia Suter

Professor

The George Washington University Law School

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Professor Sonia Suter, J.D., M.S., is the John R. and Inge P. Stafford Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. Her scholarship addresses the legal and ethical issues in medicine and genetics, with a particular focus on informed consent, emerging reproductive technologies, reproductive rights, genetic discrimination and privacy, newborn screening, forensic uses of genetics, and end-of-life decision making. Before attending law school, she earned an M.S. and Ph.D. candidacy in Human Genetics and worked as a genetic counselor, obtaining clinical experience that informs her scholarship and teaching. Professor Suter advises and works with policy makers on issues related to genetics and bioethics.