Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dalkon Shield, Intrauterine Device, Leilani Muir

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

Document Summary

Reproduction, eugenics & contexts for choice and freedom: seeking reproductive. Background on reproductive technologies: prevent/eliminate pregnancy, monitor/regulate pregnancy, create/enhance chance of pregnancy. Assisted reproductive technologies: artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy. Artificial insemination: conception inside womb, functions through donor sperm; not through sex. Cons: sperm quality , genetic history may not be known if donor is anonymous, clinics may not be screening for sti/hiv. In vitro: conception outside the womb (petri dish) Advantages: when successful, individuals who want a biological child experience joy. Disadvantages: stressful, invasive, costly (financially and emotionally), no guarantee, clinics post pregnancy rates instead of take home baby rates, clinics may deny women (age, fertility situation), stolen sperm (wrong sperm implemented) Advantages: women get paid, provides opportunity to people who cannot reproduce, Cons: not really financially fair, lots of surrogates lose control of their bodies (what they eat, how they exercise), grief loss, legal (women wants to keep baby, couple doesn"t want baby, baby born with disability)