Personhood and Kinship in the New Reproductive Technologies
This article deals with the universe of representations of new reproductive technologies and analyzes the consequences of those procedures for Western notions of personhood and kinship. These techniques affect Western ways of thinking about reproduction and human control over nature. Reports of e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Estudos Feministas |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/9616 |
| Summary: | This article deals with the universe of representations of new reproductive technologies
and analyzes the consequences of those procedures for Western notions of personhood and
kinship. These techniques affect Western ways of thinking about reproduction and human control
over nature. Reports of embryos created outside the maternal body by in vitro fertilization are
examined to consider notions of personhood. The understanding of new reproductive technologies
informs and is informed by representations of kinship. The analysis of the relation between
technologies of procreation, kinship and personhood takes into account Western beliefs on
nature as a foundation for reality. The research draws on articles published in the Brazilian press
between 1994 and 2000. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-026X 1806-9584 |