ART (Artificial Reproductive Technology) is virtually legalized in Germany, with costs covered by health insurance companies. When there is an urgent desire to have children, hardly anyone wants to critically scrutinize the methods used and doctors hardly want to unsettle anyone. ART is mainly used in performance-oriented societies. The ideas of such societies can be summarized briefly: the distribution of desired goods, such as power, income, prestige and wealth, should be based on the individual’s performance. As a rule, mothers hope that their children will be able to participate positively in this later on.