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The Revista Gerador is a publication dedicated to slow journalism and the artistic celebration of printed objects. Starting with issue no. 44, each issue will focus on a single theme, covered in depth in a journalistic report and artistically interpreted by authors we challenge. Therefore, no two issues are the same. Each one pursues a subject that we believe is relevant to society and is a different creative experiment, inspired by the theme, without a fixed format and thought up from scratch by an artist we admire. The magazine is available in a Portuguese edition and another in English, exclusively for our annual subscribers. Learn about Gerador's editorial status, here.
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Faced with failing public services and high private costs, alternatives are sought. With kits purchased online, home insemination is performed improvised and without any medical supervision. Social media facilitates the search for donors and potential insemination, creating a complex environment where risk coexists with goodwill. Health organizations warn of the dangers of disease transmission, injuries, and even legal issues arising from an unregulated practice. In this report by journalist Sofia Craveiro, we address this topic in depth.
Ana Margarida Matos is a Portuguese author and artist, creator of visual narratives, “translator” of everything she sees and what she doesn’t see. For this edition, he created the work “Procura-se” (Wanted), which is, first and foremost, a reflection on the plurality of versions of the reality in which we exist and on the lack of knowledge among people who co-inhabit it, the reflection of a vulnerability that is exposed in the public space.
"Procura-se" is, therefore, a reflection on how identity is woven in community: made of what is mine, what belongs to others, and what remains invisible until it touches us. It is a work about searching as a gesture of connection, about the ambiguity of life, and about the possibility of better seeing and being seen.
We spoke with four experts to understand, from their respective fields, how they evaluate the use of home insemination. Read the perspectives of Roberta Nunes, a psychologist at the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro and a researcher; Catarina Godinho, a gynecologist and deputy director of the IVI Lisbon fertility clinic; Filipa Fidalgo Simões, a lawyer with Victor Marques e Associados; and Sara Cristina Zeferino, a clinical psychologist at Re(Nascer) – Clinical Psychology and Health Promotion Office.
