Feminist Critiques of New Fertility Technologies: Implications For Social Policy  

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Donchin, Anne

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy vol. 21 no. 5 (Oct. 1996), page 475-498.
Topik: Feminist Theory; Infertility; Mothering; Procreation; Reproductive Technology

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: MM80.6 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This essay aims to show how feminist theoretical and practical perspectives have enriched and deepened debate about moral and social issues generated by the proliferation and commodification of new reproductive techniques. It evaluates alternative feminist appraisals beginning with the first group to organize a collective response to the medicalization of infertile and explores several weaknesses working within their assessment: objectification of infertile women, naturalizing constructions of motherhood, hostility to technology, and an overly simplistic conception of power relations. Next, it shows how subsequent feminists have reframed the issues to overcome these weaknesses, drawing on themes prominent in recent theoretical debates: the need to reclaim women's agency, to revalue mothering, and to reappraise power relations. Lastly, it weighs the prospects for a collaborative politics that is sensitive to the social marginalization of vulnerable women and suggests practical strategies for responding to mounting pressures to procreate at any price.

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