Global Gametes: Reproductive 'Tourism' and Islamic Bioethics in the High-tech Middle East

Global Gametes: Reproductive "Tourism" and Islamic Bioethics in the High-tech Middle East

Speaker/Performer: Professor Marcia C. Inhorn, William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs; Chair, Council on Middle Eastern Studies, MacMillan Center; Editor, Journal of Middle East Women's Studies; Yale University

Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to overcome infertility, are now widely available across the Middle East. Professor Inhorn will discuss how the region is a key site for understanding the intersection of technoscience, Islamic bioethics, and modernity, all of which are deeply implicated in the brave new world of assisted reproduction.

Sponsor: Middle Eastern Studies, Center for