Moral agency in the reproductive marketplace: Social Egg Freezing in the united states

More and more women are turning to egg freezing as a strategy for managing conflicting timelines related to professional goals and family formation aspirations. Drawing on critical realism, this article argues that vicious aspects of the reproductive marketplace and the workplace along with cultural...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: McDonald, Emma (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: 2022
Στο/Στη: Journal of religious ethics
Έτος: 2022, Τόμος: 50, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 696-716
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B reproductive technologies
B Critical Realism
B Gender
B Qualitative Research
B egg freezing
B Labor
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Σύνοψη:More and more women are turning to egg freezing as a strategy for managing conflicting timelines related to professional goals and family formation aspirations. Drawing on critical realism, this article argues that vicious aspects of the reproductive marketplace and the workplace along with cultural ideals of motherhood and the nuclear family incentivize agents to freeze their eggs. While individual egg freezers help contribute to the maintenance of structures and cultures that perpetuate inequalities related to class, race, and gender and hinder the flourishing of all women, ethical analysis should critique the structural and cultural forces that make egg freezing an attractive option for women balancing procreation and professional pursuits.
ISSN:1467-9795
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jore.12412