The Political Geographies of Pregnancy
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- Synopsis
- As reproductive power finds its way into the hands of medical professionals, lobbyists, and policymakers, the geographies of pregnancy are shifting, and the boundaries need to be redrawn, argues Laura R. Woliver. Across a politically charged backdrop of reproductive issues, Woliver exposes strategies that claim to uphold the best interests of children, families, and women but in reality complicate women's struggles to have control over their own bodies. Utilizing feminist standpoint theory and promoting a feminist ethic of care, Woliver looks at the ways modern reproductive politics are shaped by long-standing debates on abortion and adoption, surrogacy arrangements, new reproductive technologies, medical surveillance, and the mapping of the human genome.
- Copyright:
- 1987
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780252092947
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780252075971, 9780252027789
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/04/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Laura R. Woliver
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Medicine, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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