Abstract
In his famous 1936 essay, The work of art in an age of mechanical reproduction, Walter Benjamin stated: “The technique of reproduction detaches the reproduced object from the domain of tradition.” But if “The work of art” is replaced by “Sex” in the title, and “reproduced object” by “off spring” in the quotation, a much deeper issue is illustrated: detachment of the child from trad itional procreation may well be the most fundamental ethical issue raised by techniques of assisted reproduction. Neither science nor society has so far adequately prepared us for that consequence of sex in an age of mechanical reproduction.
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