Citation:
Guo, Elizabeth Congcong. 2011. “Conceiving Conception: The Bioethics of Assisted Reproductive Policy in China”. Copy at http://www.tinyurl.com/yb6wdnqg
Abstract:
My thesis explores the ethics behind assisted reproductive policy in China by examining how ethical issues are identified, framed, and implemented among three groups of professionals: academic bioethicists, policymakers, and medical personnel. I will then examine how these issues are transferred across groups and identify the factors that shape their formation. Finally, I argue that while ethical priorities are heavily shaped by traditional cultural structures and definitions, they are simultaneously being altered by international influences. My research draws on ethnographic data collected through in-depth qualitative interviews and is supplemented with non-participant observation conducted at field sites in Beijing.