Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction

Susan Markens takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front—surrogate motherhood—in a book that illuminates the culture wars that have erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States. In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states...

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Hlavní autor: Markens, Susan
Médium: E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Berkeley University of California Press 2007
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ISBN:0520252039, 9780520252035, 9780520252042, 0520252047, 9780520940970, 0520940970
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  • Front Matter Table of Contents LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: Chapter 1: THE NEW PROBLEM OF SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD: Chapter 2: “CHOICE” AND THE “BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN”: Chapter 3: “MORAL CONUNDRUMS AND MENACING AMBIGUITIES”: Chapter 4: COMPETING FRAMES OF SURROGACY: Chapter 5: UNITY, DIVISIONS, AND STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Chapter 6: A BRAVE NEW WORLD? Appendix A: Appendix B: NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Back Matter
  • Cover Title Page, Copyright, Dedication CONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Unfamiliar Families? 1. The New Problem of Surrogate Motherhood:Legislative Responses 2. “Choice” and the “Best Interests of Children”:Claiming the Problem of Surrogate Motherhood 3. “Moral Conundrums and Menacing Ambiguities”:Framing the Problem of Surrogate Motherhood 4. Competing Frames of Surrogacy: Comparing Newspapers’ Coverage of “Horror Stories” 5. Unity, Divisions, and Strange Bedfellows: Divergent Legislative Responses to Surrogate Motherhood 6. A Brave New World? Reproductive Politics from the Past to the Present Appendix A: A Note on Methods and Data Appendix B: A Multistate Comparison of the Impact of Sponsor’s Gender and Abortion Position on the Successof Surrogacy Bills Notes Bibliography Index Production Notes
  • Intro -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Unfamiliar Families? -- 1. The New Problem of Surrogate Motherhood:Legislative Responses -- 2. "Choice" and the "Best Interests of Children":Claiming the Problem of Surrogate Motherhood -- 3. "Moral Conundrums and Menacing Ambiguities":Framing the Problem of Surrogate Motherhood -- 4. Competing Frames of Surrogacy: Comparing Newspapers' Coverage of "Horror Stories" -- 5. Unity, Divisions, and Strange Bedfellows: Divergent Legislative Responses to Surrogate Motherhood -- 6. A Brave New World? Reproductive Politics from the Past to the Present -- Appendix A: A Note on Methods and Data -- Appendix B: A Multistate Comparison of the Impact of Sponsor's Gender and Abortion Position on the Successof Surrogacy Bills -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index