Symposium
Reproductive Futures Law, Kinship, and Identity in Assisted Reproductive Technologies
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Venue & accessibility info: Meridian Hall, Collegium Helveticum
This is a public event. Participation is free of charge, and registration is not required.
A transdisciplinary symposium exploring the socio-legal dimensions of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), with a focus on reproductive markets, biopolitics, reproductive justice, and governance.
Biological and social reproduction are inextricably intertwined. Legislative, economic, ethical, and symbolic frameworks regulate reproductive practices while simultaneously shaping behaviours, expectations, and representations of family, kinship, and identity.
This symposium examines the intersection of law, social sciences, and bioethics, focusing on how legal frameworks both reflect and produce social imaginaries of reproduction. Drawing on comparative legal analysis, sociology of law, anthropology, and critical bioethics, it addresses the evolving landscape of ART across Europe and beyond.
Key topics include the lifting of donor anonymity (as in the UK and, more recently, France), the role of genetic discourse in reconfiguring kinship, and the complex negotiations between industry interests and the rights of donor-conceived individuals. Particular attention is given to the emerging voices of individuals born through ART involving third-party gamete donation, who are increasingly demanding legal and political recognition.
Participants include a variety of scholars and experts—legal researchers, sociologists, anthropologists, bioethicists, and activists—from projects in Spain and Switzerland, as well as specialists from the UK and US in donor conception and reproductive law.
Program
| 10:00 |
Opening & welcome remarksBy Raquel Medina Plana and the Collegium’s directorate |
Genetics, Disclosure, and the Reconfiguration of Kinship |
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| 10:10 |
Playing with Fire |
| 10:30 |
Family Ties Under Revision |
| 10:50 |
Discussion |
| 11:20 |
Coffee break |
Donor Conception, Rights Claims, and Reproductive Governance |
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| 11:50 |
Spanish Children’s Voices |
| 12:10 |
Legal Strategies and Liminal Subjectivities Within a Donor Conceived Association |
| 12:30 |
Discussion |
| 13:00 |
Lunch break |
Emerging Reproductive Technologies and the Future of Parenthood |
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| 14:30 |
IVG and Parentage, Personhood, & RegulationSonia Suter (virtual) Naomi Cahn (virtual) |
| 14:50 |
Ectogenesis and the Future of Human Reproduction |
| 15:10 |
Discussion |
| 15:30 |
Coffee break |
Reimagining Legal Parenthood, Gender, and Family Futures |
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| 16:00 |
How Are Parents Made? |
| 16:20 |
Trans Legal Parenthood in the Nordic Countries |
| 16:40 |
Discussion |
| 17:00 |
Closing remarks |
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