Whose (germ) line is it anyway? Reproductive technologies and kinship
Reproductive biotechnologies can separate concepts of parenthood into genetic, gestational and social dimensions, often leading to a fragmentation of heteronormative kinship models and posing a challenge to historical methods of establishing legal and/or moral parenthood. Using fictional cases, this...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2024
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Bioethics
Year: 2024, Volume: 38, Issue: 7, Pages: 632-642 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBE Anthropology NCB Personal ethics NCF Sexual ethics NCJ Ethics of science |
| Further subjects: | B
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B reproductive biotechnology B definitions of parenthood B LGBTIAUQ+ fertility B mitochondrial donation B uterine transplant |
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| Summary: | Reproductive biotechnologies can separate concepts of parenthood into genetic, gestational and social dimensions, often leading to a fragmentation of heteronormative kinship models and posing a challenge to historical methods of establishing legal and/or moral parenthood. Using fictional cases, this article will demonstrate that the issues surrounding the intersection of current and emerging reproductive biotechnologies with definitions of parenthood are already leading to confusion regarding social and legal family ties for offspring, which is only expected to increase as new technologies develop. Rather than opposing these new technologies to reassert traditional concepts of the family, however, this article will explore the opportunities that these technologies represent for re-imagining various culturally cherished values of family-making in a way that is inclusive of diverse genders, sexualities and cultures. It will consider IVF, gametogenesis, mitochondrial donation, surrogacy, artificial gestation, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, foster care and adoption as some of many possible pathways to parenthood, including for members of the LGBTIAUQ+ community. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/bioe.13254 |