It is a positive, not a negative right. I am focussing on freedom of choice in this section since, as Tara Smith remarks. In order to 'correct' this 'deficiency', technologically assisted reproductive methods are an attractive proposition. Along with the inequalities that result from society's view of women's duties, feminists are also concerned about suppression of information by those who offer reproductive technologies. The pressure to bear children, paired with the selective dissemination of information denies a woman the opportunity to make an informed, unconstrained choice regarding a very personal issue.
Feminist ethicists see the rapidly growing technology as a threat to women's autonomy.
Since new reproductive technologies harm women both individually and collectively, feminists would deny that reproductive assistance should be considered a moral right. Even if we extended the definition of moral rights to include the wants and desires of individuals, we would have to assume that every woman ultimately desires to have a child of her own. While women do have the 'rights' and capabilities of making choices, phrases such as 'wants', 'needs', and 'rights' are often perverted into a diabolical and perplexing paradox through the language of the new reproductive technologies. Perhaps the feminist view of assisted reproductive technologies mirrors that of philosophers such as Tara Smith. Feminists maintain that the desire to have a child of one's 'own' is a product of society's ideas regarding gender and obligation.