Assisted Reproductive Technologies Resource Page
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS:
Should my Daughter Donate her Eggs?
Constance Summer, mom.me
2012
Eggs as Capital
Lisa Ikemoto, prochoicealliance.org
2012
Religious People’s Views of Reproductive Technologies
John H Evans, Contested Reproduction: Genetic Technologies, Religion, and Public Debate Chapter 1
2010
Assisted Reproduction and choice in the biotech age: recommendations for a way forward.
Francine Coeytaux, Marcy Darnovsky and Susan Berke Fogel, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
January 2011
Surrogacy in America
Magdalina Gugucheva, Council for Responsible Genetics
2010
Voluntary isn't working Recent events show need for regulation of assisted reproduction
Marcy Darnovsky, Modern Healthcare
April 13th, 2009
The Bleak New World of Prenatal Genetics
by Marcy Darnovsky and Alexandra Minna Stern, The Wall Street Journal
June 12th, 2013
Cloning Technology: Control the Bonanza for Research Eggs
[Letter to the editor]
Marcy Darnovsky, Susan Berke Fogel, Judy Norsigian, Nature
December 1st, 2011
Mentoring Gender, Selecting Sex
Osagie Obasogie, Boston Globe
August 8th, 2005
New Genetic and Reproductive Technologies
[PDF]
Considerations, Concerns, and Consequences for Reproductive Justice
by Emily Galpern and Osagie Obasogie, Presentation at Law Students for Choice National Conference, Stanford University School of Law; Palo Alto, CA
March 10th, 2007
Targeting College Women for Egg "Donation" [PDF]
by Emily Galpern, Presenation at "From Abortion Rights to Social Justice" Conference Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
March 31st, 2007
The Role of International Law for Surrogacy Must Be Expanded
by Lisa Ikemoto, The New York Times, Room for Debate
September 22nd, 2014
3 Person Embryo Page
Learn more about controversial research on "3-person embryos": how it works, where the research is taking place, the social and ethical implications, and how you can get involved in the discussion.
PGD Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions concerning pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
New Forms of Sex Selection [PDF]
June 13th, 2006
A one-page overview of sex selection.
Sex Selection Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions concerning sex selection
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Google Baby Zippi Brand Frank, 2009 A journey across three continents telling the story of the up and coming baby production industry in the age of globalization. |
| Made in India Rebecca Haimowitz & Vaishali Sinha, 2010 Made in India is a feature length documentary film about the human experiences behind the phenomena of "outsourcing" surrogate mothers to India. The film shows the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together. Weaving together these personal stories within the context of a growing international industry, Made in India explores a complicated clash of families in crisis, reproductive technology, and choice from a global perspective. |
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Eggsploitation Jennifer Lahl, 2010 The infertility industry in the United States has grown to a multi-billion dollar business. What is its main commodity? Human eggs. Young women all over the world are solicited by ads—via college campus bulletin boards, social media, online classifieds—offering up to $100,000 for their “donated” eggs, to “help make someone’s dream come true.” But who is this egg donor? Is she treated justly? What are the short- and long-term risks to her health? The answers to these questions will disturb you . . . |
| Breeders The Center for Bioethics and Culture, 2014 Surrogacy is fast becoming one of the major issues of the 21st century—celebrities and everyday people are increasingly using surrogates to build their families. But the practice is fraught with complex implications for women, children, and families. What is the impact on the women who serve as surrogates and on the children who are born from surrogacy? In what ways might money complicate things? What about altruistic surrogacy done for a family member or close friend? Is surrogacy a beautiful, loving act or does it simply degrade pregnancy to a service and a baby to a product? Can we find a middle ground? Should we even look for one? |
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Miriam Zoll Web Interview
Miriam Zoll - May 21, 2013 Talking Biopolitics Web Interview.
Non-Fiction:
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Clinical Labor Catherine Waldby and Melinda Forms of embodied labor, such as surrogacy and participation in clinical trials, are central to biomedical innovation, but they are rarely considered as labor. Melinda Cooper and Catherine Waldby take on that project, analyzing what they call "clinical labor," and asking what such an analysis might indicate about the organization of the bioeconomy and the broader organization of labor and value today. At the same time, they reflect on the challenges that clinical labor might pose to some of the founding assumptions of classical, Marxist, and post-Fordist theories of labor. |
| Unnatural Selection Mara Hvistendahl A shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive gender imbalance and its consequences across the globe. |
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| Our Bodies, Ourselves This newly revised and updated edition focuses on women’s reproductive health and sexuality. It includes dozens of personal stories and essential, up-to-date information about gender identity, sexual orientation, birth control, abortion, pregnancy and birth, perimenopause, menopause, health issues such as breast and ovarian cancers, and sexuality and sexual health as we age. |
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Fiction:
| A Number Caryl Churchill This play addresses the subject of human cloning. How might a man feel to discover that he is only one in a number of identical copies. And which one of him is the original? The play opens the Royal Court's autumn season, directed by Caryl Churchill's regular collaborator, Stephen Daldry.
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| The First Century After Beatrice Amin Maalouf In the 21st Century, a drug that guarantees the birth of boys--originally developed to reduce Third World populations--leads to a worldwide shortage of women. The result is an explosion of male violence, wars, and the sale of women on the black market. The narrator is a French entomologist trying to eradicate the drug. |