Smart Men, Beautiful Women: Social Values and Gamete Commodification  

Oleh:

Schonfeld, Toby L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society vol. 23 no. 3 (Jun. 2003), page 168-173.
Topik: gamete; commodification; parents; reproductive technology; social value; genetic
Fulltext: 168BSTS233.pdf (65.37KB)

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For couples for whom assisted reproduction is the only way to have genetically related offspring, the donation of gametes by others makes available enhanced reproductive options. There has been an increasing demand for such services, as evidenced by theWeb site launched by fashion photographer Ron Harris in the fall of 1999. Although the sale of such gametes is not new, thisWeb site does speak to a different set of priorities and values than has been witnessed in the context of assisted reproduction: the selection of particular traits, in effect, the creation of designer babies. With the expanding demand for such services come expanded liabilities, which are the focus of this article. The author argues that this kind of commodification of gametes reinforces dubious social attitudes, leads to potential harms for the children created by this technology, and suggests a departure from traditional paradigms in medicine: a departure in an ill-advised direction.

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