A Portrait of Assisted Reproduction in Mexico Scientific, Political,

This book paints a comprehensive portrait of Mexico’s system of assisted reproduction first from a historical perspective, then from a more contemporary viewpoint. Based on a detailed analysis of books and articles published between the 1950s and 1980s, t

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A Portrait of Assisted Reproduction in Mexico

Sandra P. González-Santos

A Portrait of Assisted Reproduction in Mexico Scientific, Political, and Cultural Interactions

Sandra P. González-Santos Facultad de Bioética Universidad Anáhuac Mexico City, Mexico

ISBN 978-3-030-23040-1 ISBN 978-3-030-23041-8  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23041-8 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: S consultores en diseño This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

An Apology and a Long Thank You

Books are written by people, by people with lives that go beyond the book, lives that they share with other people. And books, or I should say the production of books, disrupt these lives. If I may be blunt, writing a book shares some similarities with raising a misbehaved unruly child who is demanding attention 24/7, and the author is like a very lenient parent who gives in to every little whim. In other words, authors writing books can be quite annoying. So, I want to apologise to those people this particular author-book annoyed and thank them for their patience and for the many long conversations they gifted me with. Because books are collective endeavours, they are summaries of long conversations, of books read, of music, of life experiences, surprises, frustrations, hopes, and imaginaries. When I found myself at the end of the process of writing, I become acutely aware of all those moments, people, places, books, and feelings. I was able to see how they had taken me to the point of writing, how they had inspired me to say something, how they had helped me to do it in the best way I could, and how they had accompanied me along