How do these issues around NRTs intersect with the new information and communication technologies?
KS: The ability of medical science to use NRTs is outstripping most peoples grasp of what it means. I believe the new information and communication technologies can either counter or reinforce what the mainstream media says about PGD. Every time the media covers this subject, the phrase designer babies is stamped all over it and thats how it gets translated into popular discourse. We understand designer jeans and the media explains the concept of designer genes in the same way. There is also a vast wealth of information about infertility and various protocols to be followed in the treatment of different conditions. I spent a lot of time online researching fertility medication, PGD, IVF, and other aspects of infertility and pregnancy. Social networking with others dealing with infertility through bulletin boards and blogging was also a huge part of my process over the 2-1/2 years I was trying to conceive. The internet is also widely used to advertise buying and selling of sperm and eggs
