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
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DOI：
10.1353/jsh.2004.0081
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发表时间：
2004-09-01
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0.8
通讯作者：
Golden, J
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作者：
Daniels, CR;Golden, J
本文追溯了美国人工授精安排的起源及其演变为目前的精子库阵列。本文同时分析了有关捐赠者选择的假设，这些假设最初是与流行的优生概念相关的，并且在最近几十年中表现出了很强的连续性。到 20 世纪末，消费者信念最初由医生激发，但现在作为一个独立因素发挥作用，在误导但根深蒂固的遗传信念的基础上强烈塑造了精子库的做法。
This 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.