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On Women, Egg Cells and Embryos
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Abstract
In contrast to many countries, the political debates in the Netherlands on reproductive technologies and embryo research have paid particular attention to the issue of health risks to women. This article focuses on the question to what extent the discourse of gender has contributed to shaping the sp... view more
In contrast to many countries, the political debates in the Netherlands on reproductive technologies and embryo research have paid particular attention to the issue of health risks to women. This article focuses on the question to what extent the discourse of gender has contributed to shaping the space for embryonic (stem cell) research in this country. The author argues that in the policy arena flexible conceptualizations of risks and burdens to women and of the identities of embryos have been crucial in drawing and maintaining a discursive boundary between the domains of medically assisted reproduction and embryo research. The author shows that feminist intervention challenging this discursive strategy has had an impact on the present regulation of research. However, the main weakness of this temporary and partial feminist success is the virtual absence of a public debate on the meaning and desirability of embryo research.... view less
Keywords
gender
Free Keywords
egg donation; embryo research; feminism; health risks; public debates; regulation;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 377-391
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 15 (2008) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506808095295
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)