Fovargue, S. orcid.org/0000-0003-2361-4219, O'Donovan, L., Wilkinson, S. et al. (1 more author) (2025) In vitro gametogenesis, ‘social infertility’, and the legacy of the Warnock report. Human Fertility, 28 (1). 2525895. ISSN: 1464-7273
Abstract
In vitro gametogenesis (IVG) is a biotechnological development which aims to replicate the process of gametogenesis outside the human body. If proven safe and effective, IVG could disrupt various social and biological norms, and create new reproductive possibilities and opportunities for those who experience infertility as a result of both social and biomedical factors. In this article we argue that the new reproductive possibilities provided by IVG, much like earlier discussions of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) dating back to the Warnock Report, highlight the importance of exploring the distinctions often made in policy terms between ‘medical’ and ‘social’ understandings of infertility, and that any access and funding decisions made on this basis require careful and critical attention.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
Keywords: | In vitro gametogenesis; assisted reproduction; infertility; Warnock Report; bioethics; funding |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of Law |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2025 14:35 |
Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2025 14:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14647273.2025.2525895 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:229174 |
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