title: Pressures on women to reproduce and the drive towards assisted reproductive technologies.
abstract: This paper explores the role of assisted reproductive technology in the management of infertility from an Israeli viewpoint. The author discusses the effects of the generous provision of IVF facilities in Israel when compared with other countries and explains the apparent conflict between the service and research functions of these practices.
authors.affiliation: Center for Women's Health Studies and Promotion, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simonstein
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy*; D007557:Israel; D011639:Public Opinion; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; D012945:Social Values