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Much of the media coverage of the new reproductive technologies—techniques like in vivo and in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, prenatal genetic screening, and fetal surgery—describes these scientific advances as major medical breakthroughs. Yet it is important to assess technological impact in terms of its context, and who controls and deploys its use. A critical perspective on the new reproductive technologies reveals potential drawbacks as well as potential liberation.
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Cohen, S., Taub, N. (1989). Introduction. In: Cohen, S., Taub, N. (eds) Reproductive Laws for the 1990s. Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3710-5_1
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