Naslov
MENSTRUAL CYCLE CONTROL - A CONTROVERSIAL EXAMPLE OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT IN RELATION TO WOMEN'S BODY AND PSYCHE

Autori
Martinelli, Lucia ; MUSE - Science Museum, Trento, Italy ; Gajovic, Srecko ; Shim, Jiwon ; Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia ; Department of Philosophy, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

Izvornik
Psychiatria Danubina (0353-5053) 33 (2021), 3; 287-291

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
menstrual cycle ; human enhancement

Sažetak
By discussing the position of bio-conservatism and transhumanism, we question if the women menstrual cycle control would represent a new way toward a more responsive relation with one's own physical and mental health, a choice of freedom from undesired physiological conditions, a medicalization of a natural physiological event or an innovative carrier of social stigma against the women. We argue that the advancement of medical science may allow women a choice if to regulate own menstrual cycle, offering them as well a right to intervene responsibly on their own body and psyche. Accordingly, a post-human society could provide a suitable coexistence between women who claim menstruation as the biological essence and those who claim it as an option.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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