ABSTRACT
Reproduction has come to occupy a central position in the theatre of the personal. It has moved upstage, from being seen as a minor bit part of personhood, to being cast as one of the essential characteristics of its successful production and realization. This has been accompanied by an increasingly public presence and debate about its determinants and its control. The ground rules of fertility have been opened up for scrutiny and assessment, and the courts have been drawn more critically into a debate about the respective merits and claims of the producers and players in this contemporary morality play. Two recent scenes can be used to illustrate the confusing nature of the dynamics involved.
