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The biomedicalisation of reproductive ageing: reproductive citizenship and the gendering of fertility risk
Health, Risk & Society ( IF 1.8 ) Pub Date : 2019-08-07 , DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2019.1651256
Kylie Baldwin 1
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The demographic shift currently being observed across many Western countries towards older-parenthood has contributed to increasing concerns about the risks posed by age-related fertility decline, particularly in women. These concerns pertain to the increased risk of infertility, pregnancy loss, and genetic abnormalities occurring in the foetus as well as greater physical risks to the potential mother during pregnancy and birth. Concerns about the effects of reproductive ageing have occurred alongside the emergence of variety of ‘fertility monitoring’ and ‘fertility extension’ technologies (FMETs) such as ovarian reserve testing and social egg freezing. In this paper I will explore the emergence of these new FMETs and will demonstrate how these new technologies are part of, and are contributing towards, a shift in the way reproductive ageing is perceived and represented, not as a natural inevitability but as a pathological liability in need of monitoring and management. I will show how, by rendering fertility risk ‘visible’, new and highly gendered anxieties are emerging creating new burdens and responsibilities on women to consider drawing upon highly commercialised biomedical interventions in the pursuit of biogenetic motherhood. I will also examine how, in the current neoliberal moment, these fertility risk individualising technologies can be experienced as highly compelling for potential users due to the ways in which they offer women the opportunity to achieve the goals of hegemonic femininity whilst demonstrating ideals associated with reproductive citizenship.



中文翻译:

生殖老龄化的生物医学化:生殖公民权与生育风险性别化

目前在许多西方国家中观察到的人口向年龄较大的父母转变,这加剧了人们对与年龄有关的生育率下降,尤其是妇女的生育率下降所带来的风险的担忧。这些担忧与胎儿中发生不育,妊娠流产和遗传异常的风险增加以及潜在的母亲在妊娠和分娩期间更大的身体风险有关。伴随着各种“生育监测”和“生育扩展”技术(FMET)的出现,例如卵巢储备检测和社会卵子冷冻,人们对生殖衰老的影响也引起了人们的关注。在本文中,我将探讨这些新的FMET的出现,并说明这些新技术如何成为其中的一部分,并为之做出贡献。生殖衰老的感知和代表方式的转变,不是自然的必然性,而是需要监测和管理的病理责任。我将展示如何通过使生育风险“可见”,正在出现新的性别高度焦虑症,从而给妇女带来新的负担和责任,使她们考虑在寻求生物遗传学母体方面利用高度商业化的生物医学干预措施。我还将研究在当前的新自由主义时代,如何通过将生育力风险个性化技术作为潜在用户的极具吸引力的体验,因为它们为妇女提供了实现霸权女性化目标的机会,同时展示了与生殖有关的理想国籍。不是自然的必然性,而是需要监测和管理的病理责任。我将展示如何通过使生育风险“可见”,正在出现新的性别高度焦虑症,从而给妇女带来新的负担和责任,使她们考虑在寻求生物遗传学母体方面利用高度商业化的生物医学干预措施。我还将研究在当前的新自由主义时代,如何通过将生育力风险个性化技术作为潜在用户的极具吸引力的体验,因为它们为妇女提供了实现霸权女性化目标的机会,同时展示了与生殖有关的理想国籍。不是自然的必然性,而是需要监测和管理的病理责任。我将展示如何通过使生育风险“可见”,正在出现新的性别高度焦虑症,从而给妇女带来新的负担和责任,使她们考虑在寻求生物遗传学母体方面利用高度商业化的生物医学干预措施。我还将研究在当前的新自由主义时代,如何通过将生育力风险个性化技术作为潜在用户的极具吸引力的体验,因为它们为妇女提供了实现霸权女性化目标的机会,同时展示了与生殖有关的理想国籍。新型且高度性别化的焦虑正在出现,给妇女带来了新的负担和责任,使她们考虑采用高度商业化的生物医学干预手段来追求生物遗传学的母性。我还将研究在当前的新自由主义时代,如何通过将生育力风险个性化技术作为潜在用户的极具吸引力的体验,因为它们为妇女提供了实现霸权女性化目标的机会,同时展示了与生殖有关的理想国籍。新型且高度性别化的焦虑正在出现,给妇女带来了新的负担和责任,使她们考虑采用高度商业化的生物医学干预手段来追求生物遗传学的母性。我还将研究在当前的新自由主义时代,如何通过将生育力风险个性化技术作为潜在用户的极具吸引力的体验,因为它们为妇女提供了实现霸权女性化目标的机会,同时展示了与生殖有关的理想国籍。

更新日期:2019-08-07
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