Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Margaret Sanger, Assisted Human Reproduction Act, Leilani Muir

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1020E
• Professor: Kim Verwaayen

Document Summary

Ws 1020e: reproduction, eugenics, & contexts for choice & freedom. 3 types of reproductive technologies: prevent/eliminate pregnancy, birth control, sterilization, abortion, monitor/regulate pregnancy, fetal monitoring, surgeons can operate on fetuses inside the womb, ultrasounds, gene testing, screening, create/enhance the chances of pregnancy, in-vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, surrogacy. Artificial insemination: conception inside the womb, functions through donor sperm, not through the act of intercourse, donor can be anonymous or known, often used for lesbian couples or single women, simple, non-invasive. Makes cloning illegal in canada and the commodification of reproduction - buying and selling reproductive materials for profit - sperm banks, egg donors. Exchange of reproductive matter: done by exchange or for altruistic purposes (goodness of your heart) Sperm donation in exchange for an egg donation. Global market place is increasingly expanding, reproduction is still big business. How profits are distributed and what"s at stake. ,000 surrogacy contract, most of the profits go to the clinic.