Ethics and Society: A child at all costs: posthumous reproduction and the meaning of parenthood
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Reproduction
- Vol. 9 (11) , 2182-2185
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138414
Abstract
The creation of babies by assisted and collaborative techniques of reproduction, such as in-vitro fertilization or cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, stimulates strong emotions and fantasies about life, death, sexuality and immortality. Particularly, the cryopreservation of spermato–zoa for post-mortem reproduction forces us to come to terms with the meaning of human reproduction, and the extent of individual rights to procreate using artificial means.Keywords
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