Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

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 of New York and California, Markens explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies aimed at this issue. She examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. In a study that finds surprising ideological agreement among those with opposing views of surrogate motherhood, Markens challenges common assumptions about our responses to reproductive technologies and at the same time offers a fascinating picture of how reproductive politics shape social policy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-09-04
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:277
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520252042

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Susan Markens is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at City University of New York, Lehman College.

Innehållsförteckning

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 Prochoice Position on the Success of Surrogacy Bills Notes Bibliography Index