| Abstrakt: |
Despite scientists' current attempts to claim human parthenogenesis as an ethical alternative for therapeutic cloning purposes and the fact that parthenogenesis does not produce viable human embryos, public discourse continues to decry this technology as a dangerous option for human reproduction. By considering a range of discursive constructions of human parthenogenesis, including those from women authors of avant-garde fiction, we can more aptly understand the source of such fears. I use the social construction of technology model (Pinch & Bijker 1984) to analyze the technologies of parthenogenesis as an artifact, specifically one in which scientists are trying to renegotiate its meaning. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
