Category Archives: Repro Tech

Increasingly Complex Birds and Bees Conversations

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

The New York Times looks (briefly) at conversations parents are now having with children born to surrogates with donor eggs and sperm: “No Stork Involved, but Mom and Dad Had Help.” Every child has a birth story. The story of … Continue reading →

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Comming Attraction

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

I’ve often recommended the novel My Sister’s Keeper as an interesting exploration of what the British call savior siblings — using reproductive technologies and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in order to have a child that can be an organ or … Continue reading →

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Tough Talk on Frozen Embryos

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

William Saletan writes at Slate.com about the responsibility that goes along with the use of reproductive technologies that create embryos.  From the conclusion: I’m a pro-choice moralist. I don’t want the government telling people what to do with their pregnancies … Continue reading →

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