More Than a Biological Condition: The Heteronormative Framing of Infertility

Authors

  • Erika Maxwell Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
  • Maria Mathews Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
  • Shree Mulay Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1058269ar

Keywords:

infertility, fertility services, LGBT, Barriers to care, heteronormativity

Language(s):

English

Abstract

Infertility is often framed from the perspective of heterosexual couples, the dominant patient group using reproductive technologies. However, there are many types of patients availing of fertility treatments and those patients are often overlooked in policy, planning, service provision, and research. This commentary demonstrates the need for further research into LGBT subgroups, who frequently fall outside of infertility discourses, and are therefore especially disadvantaged by current policy and fertility service structures.

(c) Emanuelle Dufour

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Published

2018-07-11

How to Cite

[1]
Maxwell E, Mathews M, Mulay S. More Than a Biological Condition: The Heteronormative Framing of Infertility. Can. J. Bioeth 2018;1:63-6. https://doi.org/10.7202/1058269ar.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2018): Open Issue

Section

Critical commentaries

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Copyright (c) 2018 Erika Maxwell, Maria Mathews, Shree Mulay

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