reproduction, population, technology and rights

women from both the North and South suffer the social and political consequelnces of the globalization of new reproductive technologies

Much of my work has focused on the social and political consequences of new reproductive technologies (NRTs)-techniques and procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), surrogacy, embryo transfer and freezing, sex predetermination, and the newer groups of contraceptive chemicals such as the implants (e.g., Norplant), the injectables (e.g., DepoProvera), and the anti-pregnancy vaccines. Although many of these technologies were originally developed in a Northern context, they are now being used worldwide, often in the context of developing countries.