Abstract

Reproductive technologies represent a broad and dynamic field that provides relief when a desire to have children by natural means in the wished-for relationship is not fulfilled or cannot be fulfilled. Restrictions impacting the application of reproductive technologies are primarily of a legal nature and do not necessarily correspond to what would be technically and medicinally possible. The legal context reflects what is considered “correct” regarding having children and what attitude toward having children is lived by the state. In the process, the regulation of access to reproductive technologies determines not only who can hope for posterity but also can lead to norm shifts within society—what is considered normal, whose and which children can be born and how? This dissertation engages with the question of what handling of reproductive technologies in the context of reproductive justice is justified and worthwhile from an ethical perspective and focuses especially on reproduction in the context of queer and trans* people, which is marked by a particular dependance on reproductive technologies.

Affiliation: Project associate through the Elisabeth List Fellowship Program 

Supervision: Univ.-Prof. Dr.theol. Martina Bär