Who Is Afraid of Frankenstein? Polish Debate on in-Vitro Fertilization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3065233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalena Radkowska-Walkowicz (0000-0002-4127-9592, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnologia Europaea (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.16995/ee.1099 |
| OpenAlex | W3094211925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technology has been in use in Poland for over 20 years, with success and social approval. However, in 2007 a vehement debate on moral, legal, and economic aspects of applying this technology of assisted procreation broke out. This was related to the gaps in Polish legislation lacking the regulations concerning the IVF, especially concerning the coverage by the public health-care system. Moreover, the Catholic voices demanding prohibition of the IVF had been multiplying and intensifying. The article follows this debate, investigates the discursive strategies employed to oppose IVF, and analyses different positions, especially the argumentation of the opponents, and the narratives by those who struggle with infertility
Argumentation theory · Art · Biology · Epistemology · Health care · In vitro fertilisation · Infertility · Legislation · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Pregnancy · Public health care · Reproductive technology · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Health Policy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2019 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |