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Louise Brown, the world’s first “test-tube” baby, burst into the public consciousness in 1978. As the description suggests, she was conceived with the assistance of reproductive technology. Since 1978, such technology — the means by which fertility problems in both men and women are often solved — has advanced dramatically, permitting more infertile couples than ever the ability to choose to have their own child.
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Simon, J.A. (1997). Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies. In: Wildes, K.W. (eds) Infertility. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0269-5_2
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