JBRA Assisted Reproduction 2025;29(Suppl.2 SBRA 2025):160
Poster Presentation
29^th Annual Congress of the SBRA. São Paulo/SP - Brazil, 2025
doi: 10.5935/1518-0557.20263929

P-148.Kinship Beyond Biology: How Technoscience Redefines Family

Cynthia Silva Machado¹, Helena Prado Lopes²

¹ Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte - MG – Brasil
² ProFertil - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil

Objective: This study aims to analyze transformations in family structures driven by advancements in technoscience, highlighting how reproductive technologies, particularly Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), alongside sociocultural changes, reshape traditional concepts of family. The premise is that these technologies not only alter parental configurations but also demonstrate that parenthood transcends biological or technical aspects. Additionally, the study examines emerging family arrangements, such as single-parent, same-sex, trans-parent, and ART-constituted families, as well as the psychosocial challenges associated with these dynamics. Scientific evidence supporting the viability of these arrangements for child development and the quality of emotional bonds is also considered.
Methods: A critical bibliographic review was conducted, including scientific articles, books, and resolutions from the Brazilian Federal Council of Medicine (CFM), published between 1992 and 2022. The search focused on studies addressing the intersection of reproductive technologies, gender identity, sexuality, and parenthood, with special attention to non traditional family experiences. Key works in the field, such as those by Stolke (2018), Klesse (2006), and Murphy (2010), were included.
Results: The findings reveal that technoscience, particularly assisted reproductive techniques (e.g., in vitro fertilization and Gestacional Surrogacy), has decoupled parenthood from sexuality, enabling the inclusion of previously excluded groups, such as the LGBTQIA+ community and infertile couples. Moreover, the medicalization of reproductive life has raised ethical and psychosocial questions, including disclosure of genetic origins to children and families' emotional adaptation
Conclusion: The study concludes that technoscientific and social transformations are redefining family paradigms, necessitating the development of public policies and specialized psychological support to ensure the well-being of these new family structures. Contemporary family diversity challenges traditional norms, underscoring the need for an inclusive, multidisciplinary approach to understand and support these dynamics.