Public debate and policy about in vitro fertilization tend to revolve around the ethical dimensions of experimentation with embryos. In vitro fertilization is, however, performed on women, is designed to circumvent female infertility, and offers new reproductive choices to women. This paper argues that in vitro fertilization is a woman's technology and, as such, ought to be recognized as a political issue with feminist overtones. It suggests that women's rights groups take the lead in encouraging debate about the feminist implications of in vitro fertilization and in monitoring public policy as it relates to women's interests.
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