Surrogate mothers, sperm banks, egg donation, test-tube babies and other artificial reproductive technologies have provided women with greater reproductive freedom. On the other hand, in conjunction with surviving myths about the importance of providing heirs to carry on the family line, the advancement of reproductive technology and the introduction of new drugs and medical equipment have turned women into reproductive machines.
代理孕母、精子銀行、卵子捐贈、試管嬰兒等人工生殖科技，提供女性更寬廣的生育自由；但另一方面卻也因生殖科技的進展、藥物儀器的介入，助長了傳宗接代的迷思，讓女人淪為生產機器、身體受到更多的宰制。