The Fertility Revolution

New Reproductive Technologies (NRT's) enable reproduction independent of heterosexual sex, fertilization with sperm retrieved post-mortem, surrogacy, embryo and egg donation (as well as their commercialization), sex selection, genetic diagnosis of embryos and pre-embryos and their following selection, and the like. These new abilities have led to rich feminist, ethical, legal and social disputes as they redefine basic categories such as the beginning of life, parenthood, motherhood and the family. The course discussed NRT's, with a special emphasis on the Israeli society and its embracement of such technologies.