Susan Kahn's Research in Israel Examined the Deep Interconnectedness of Reproduction

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Essay

Susan Kahn's research in Israel examined the deep interconnectedness of reproduction kinship, Jewishness, religion, and the state itself. Israel strongly promotes the birth of new children and even subsidizes reproductive technologies in an effort to increase the birth rate. What are two of the challenges in the use of reproductive technologies in this instance? How is the state's so-called stake in the child changed with the use of reproductive technologies?

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Definitions:

Dopamine

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Serotonin

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