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Grandmas_ChewToy ago

Jyotsna Agnihotri Gupta co author of the JGEmbodied paper. (posted in OP) Embodied Subjects and Fragmented Objects: Women's Bodies, Assisted Reproduction Technologies and the Right to Self-Determination

(2008) by Jyotsna Agnihotri Gupta and Annemiek Richters Link Excerpt: " In order to address our question we deal first with the role of biotechnology in fragmenting and commodifying the female reproductive body. Thereafter, we look at the (global) transactions in reproductive body parts—whether in the form of donation or trade—and what this means for women’s individual agency cross-culturally. We use some examples from media reports as well as from the Internet (a transnational transactionalspace), in particular about practices in the United States of America (USA) where commercial transactions in reproductive body parts have become quite a common phenomenon and are driving globalisation in this field." Now that is more than a little disturbing....Too long to adequately summarize here. Must read!

Trade secrets from a sperm bank in India. (2008) Interview by Jyotsna Agnihotri Gupta Link This came up on a search on Gupta but there is nothing here ?? Deleted?

Private and Public Eugenics: Genetic Testing and Screening in India (2007) by Jyotsna Agnihotri Gupta.
Link Excerpt: This abstract discusses the differentiation between 'private' and 'public' eugenics in regards to pre-screening fetuses. Kind of frightening because if an expectant mother is told that her child is developmentally disabled...well it could potentially be an above-board angle to harvest fetal tissue.

...this needs more attention.

Possibly of note: there is a Sanjay Gupta who works for cnn (nuerosurgeon- unknown if related) which I found interesting. Probably nothing, I just thought I'd mention it.