Although with anything relating to new scientific technologies, social change is required for it to be fully accepted (which can take its sweet ass time).
In Peterson's reading about ART's he discusses the initial objection to such technologies due to the fear of the unknown, this fear led to assumptions that the development of the child would be affected if it was conceived un-naturally through IVF, although we know that isn't the case now.
Peterson believes this is due to ART's challenging the normativity of having children through widening the scope of options out their for people.
I found the interrelations between the factors that work to oppress or deny access to the technologies, that Peterson wrote about very interesting, it demonstrates how closely related and joined many institutes are.
The way they function seem to work in a circle like in a catch 22.
I'll jump into the circle at economic factors many ART's are expensive to access, in Australia one round of an IVF treatment can cost into the thousands. This fact already excludes the many who may want to access this technology but simply can't afford to.
Next we arrive at legislation, people who genuinely need IVF or other ART's like same sex couples are denied their right through government legislation which can be seen as breaching the Commonwealth Discrimination act. Some state legislation up until recently required to women to have written consent from her husband to gain access to ART's.
To be able to gain access to ART's the individual needs to prove to a doctor they are unable to conceive on their own due to biological issues.
this website has some fantastic information on legislation in Australia and New Zealand in regards to ARTs
These interellated concepts are very complex and I'm sure I have simplified it too much but I will post a copy of my essay up when it is completed and I will go into the issue in more depth :)
And now because my brain is broken I want to leave you with this
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