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Burden, Amadeus

The aim of this thesis is to engage with the history of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in midtwentieth century Anglo-American history. It delves into the development silences around of IVF created by the media that covered up the women who worked on the technology and the harms that came from its use. It engages with how media was used to both promote and attack IVF research. Using primary and secondary sources, this work reads between the lines of IVF history. It is important for people to understand this history, how it ties to medical ethics, and to know the responsibilities of everyone involved with IVF treatment. Findings include how the silences of women in IVF research created a male-centric focus on this topic of medical history, and how the media has played a key role in uncovering these stories, silenced harms, and public reception of medical research.

Graduating Project

eng

2024-05-02

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88158

Unreviewed

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/