Smart Men, Beautiful Women
Social Values and Gamete Commodification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20360067 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Toby Schonfeld (0000-0001-6798-1278, University of Nebraska Medical Center, corresponding author), Toby L Schonfeld (University of Nebraska Medical Center) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 168-173 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Science Technology & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-4676 • E-ISSN: 1552-4183 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0270467603023003003 |
| OpenAlex | W2006612126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
For couples for whom assisted reproduction is the only way to have genetically related offspring, the donation of gametes by others makes available enhanced reproductive options. There has been an increasing demand for such services, as evidenced by the Web site launched by fashion photographer Ron Harris in the fall of 1999. Although the sale of such gametes is not new, this Web site does speak to a different set of priorities and values than has been witnessed in the context of assisted reproduction: the selection of particular traits, in effect, the creation of designer babies. With the expanding demand for such services come expanded liabilities, which are the focus of this article. The author argues that this kind of commodification of gametes reinforces dubious social attitudes, leads to potential harms for the children created by this technology, and suggests a departure from traditional paradigms in medicine: a departure in an ill-advised direction
Assisted reproductive technology · Biology · Commodification · Economics · Egg donation · Environmental ethics · Gynecology · Internet privacy · Oocyte donation · Political science · Pregnancy · Public relations · Reproduction · Reproductive technology · Sociology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Computer Science · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.05 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |