Chapter 26
CRISPR Enters The Fertility Clinic
Eben Kirksey,
Eben Kirksey
Search for more papers by this authorEben Kirksey,
Eben Kirksey
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Cecilia Coale Van Hollen,
Nayantara Appleton,
Cecilia Coale Van Hollen
Search for more papers by this authorNayantara Appleton
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 20 September 2023
Abstract
CRISPR, a fast and cheap tool for manipulating DNA, has recently become a new hope technology in the fertility clinic. CRISPR is an acronym for “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats” and is used to make targeted deletions of gene sequences. CRISPR's sudden debut in the reproductive clinic, in part, is a story of reproductive justice. Powerful forces of biocapital continue to push CRISPR into the fertility clinic. This chapter contributes to the emergent literature on GUYnecology, that responds to the previous lack of attention to men's reproductive health in the medical sciences and social sciences. Building on recent studies of gay men who are using reproductive medicine to become parents, it offers new insights into the reproductive horizons of men who live with conflicting desires and unwanted viral companions.
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