Procreative Compounds: Popular Eugenics, Artificial Insemination and the Rise of the Americn Sperm Banking Industry

Procreative Compounds: Popular Eugenics, Artificial Insemination and the Rise of the Americn Sperm Banking Industry

The article traces the origins of arrangements for artificial insemination in the United States and their evolution into the current array of sperm banks. The article simultaneously analyzes the assumptions about donor selection, that developed initially in relation to popular eugenic concepts and t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of social history 2004-10, Vol.38 (1), p.5-27
Hauptverfasser: Daniels, Cynthia R., Golden, Janet
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
20th century
Artificial insemination
Assistance
Banking
Banking industry
Biotechnology industry
Body fluids
Business
Children
Eugenics
Genetic engineering
Human genetics
Medical genetics
Physicians
Populism
Reproductive technologies
Semen
Sperm banks
Spermatozoa
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Zusammenfassung:The article traces the origins of arrangements for artificial insemination in the United States and their evolution into the current array of sperm banks. The article simultaneously analyzes the assumptions about donor selection, that developed initially in relation to popular eugenic concepts and that have displayed strong continuities in more recent decades. By the end of the 20th century consumer beliefs, initially stimulated by physicians but now operating as an independent factor, strongly shaped sperm bank practices on the basis of misguided but deeply-rooted beliefs about heredity.
ISSN:0022-4529
1527-1897
DOI:10.1353/jsh.2004.0081