Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912

Benninghaus C (2007)
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 38(2): 374-392.

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In May 1912, reports on successful attempts at artificial insemination hit the German papers. Over the following months, the topic was taken up in medical lectures, in the debates of medical associations, and in medical journals. The technique--which had not much changed since the days of James Marion Sims--apparently triggered the imagination of scientists, medical doctors, journalists and authors. That artificial insemination met such interest, however, was not primarily due to its medical usefulness or proven success. Given that insemination with donor sperm was out of the question for most doctors and that ideas about the fertile period within the menstrual cycle were erroneous, contemporary attempts at insemination in humans hardly ever worked. Public interest in this topic rather reflects the desires and expectations which contemporaries associated with artificial insemination and with modern, scientific medicine. What appears to be a comparatively straight forward, low-tech operation today was imagined as a way or creating life artificially. Thus the topic was able to mobilise fears and expectations. The debate not only reflected contemporary beliefs about the possibilities and dangers of modern medicine, it also addressed the meaning of reproduction and infertility and the future of gender relations.
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
Zeitschriftentitel
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Band
38
Ausgabe
2
Seite(n)
374-392
ISSN
1369-8486
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2966418

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Benninghaus C. Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 2007;38(2):374-392.
Benninghaus, C. (2007). Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 38(2), 374-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2007.03.005
Benninghaus, Christina. 2007. “Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912”. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 38 (2): 374-392.
Benninghaus, C. (2007). Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 38, 374-392.
Benninghaus, C., 2007. Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 38(2), p 374-392.
C. Benninghaus, “Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912”, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, vol. 38, 2007, pp. 374-392.
Benninghaus, C.: Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 38, 374-392 (2007).
Benninghaus, Christina. “Great expectations—German debates about artificial insemination in humans around 1912”. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 38.2 (2007): 374-392.

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