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On the Use of IVF by Post-menopausal Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Jennifer A. Parks
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Abstract

Nonfeminist accounts of post-menopausal IVF reject the practice on four main grounds: I) scarcity of resources; 2) fairness; 3) the “inappropriateness” of post-menopausal motherhood; and 4) concerns for orphaned children. I argue that these grounds are insufficient for denying post-menopausal women IVF access. I then suggest that a feminist evaluation of the practice is more compelling; ultimately, however, we have no strong grounds for a policy denying post-menopausal women access to this technology.

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Research Article
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Hypatia , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , Winter 1999 , pp. 77 - 96
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Copyright © 1999 by Hypatia, Inc.

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