Seeing, embryos and homelessness

Neologism #27, 06.04.2024

Do You Want to See?

For all that we use the term naturalism, history’s great artists never claimed to represent the body in its natural state. The artistic drive is borne of the instinct, too strong to be articulated, that nature’s provisions are inadequate, they do not satisfy. Birdsong is not music enough. We believe in artists themselves as the great believers.

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Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos

Nowadays clinics ask their patients to sign contracts that cover long-term storage of embryos—and the conditions of their disposal. But even with those in hand, it can be easier for clinics to leave the embryos in place indefinitely. “Clinics are wary of disposing of them without explicit consent, because of potential liability,” says Cattapan, who has researched the issue. “People put so much time, energy, money into creating these embryos. What if they come back?”

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