The Implications of Reproductive Technologies on Parenthood at the Beginning of the 21st century

Early June, 2007

Center for Law and Medicine
Netanya Academic College

An interdisciplinary conference for an Israeli audience (lectures will be in Hebrew). There will be no registration fees for the conference. The conference will take place at the beginning of June.

Originally developed as treatment for infertility reproductive technologies are now offered as commercial services for clients who are not necessarily infertile and for purposes other than reproduction. Expanding the use of these technologies has changed society’s perception of parenthood and family life, and more generally re-examined the notion of procreative liberty and its social effects. The conference will address the legal and ethical issues surrounding these changes and examine their implications on the broader concerns occupying anyone who is interested in the ethics of reproductive technology.