Ramesh Vinayak | India Today | 22 December 2003
Science has turned the natural biological clock. It can be rewound, fast-forwarded, paused, even stopped. Easy accessibility to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has extended a woman’s childbearing years. But in Punjab, this empowering technology is churning the deep-seated issues of patriarchy: it is a last resort to ensure inheritance through a male child. Or, help reconstitute families which have lost an adult son in an accident or war. For this, age is no bar.