Extracorporeal Pregnancy as a Feminist Issue
Extracorporeal Pregnancy as a Feminist Issue
Author(s): Iskra KrstićSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Fakultet za medije i komunikacije - Univerzitet Singidunum
Keywords: extracorporeal pregnancy; ectogenesis; new reproductive technologies; motherhood; feminism
Summary/Abstract: Extracorporeal pregnancy (ectogenesis) presents perhaps the culmination of reproductive technology (NRT). Second wave feminism welcomed the use of NRT (including extracorporealpregnancy) as a means of women’s liberation. Later on, theories belonging to thethird wave pointed out the negative implications of NRT and reclaimed the power of unassistedreproduction. This paper will try to point out some remaining productive potentials ofNRT and extracorporeal pregnancy. The author wishes to explore the changes in the conceptualisationof the integrity of the individual in the context of the feminist critique of ectogenesis.
Journal: AM Časopis za studije umetnosti i medija
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 45-50
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English