Reproductive Futures Law, Kinship, and Identity in Assisted Reproductive Technologies
In this fellowship project, Raquel Medina Plana investigates the socio-legal dimensions of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) through a transdisciplinary lens, engaging with frameworks of reproductive markets, biopolitics, reproductive justice, and governance.
With a transdisciplinary perspective, the research examines how legislative, economic, ethical, and symbolic systems regulate reproductive practices—and how these forms of regulation shape behaviors, expectations, and representations surrounding family, kinship, and identity. Particular attention is devoted to the emerging voices of individuals born through ART involving third-party gamete donation, whose growing demands for legal and political recognition challenge established understandings of parenthood and belonging.
Key areas of inquiry include the lifting of donor anonymity, the role of genetic discourse in reconfiguring kinship, and the complex negotiations between industry interests and the rights of donor-conceived individuals. Through this analysis, the project seeks to illuminate the evolving intersections of law, technology, and intimate life in contemporary societies.