On Having an Own Child : reproductive technologies and the cultural construction of childhood by Karin Lesnik-Oberstein Language: English [S.l.] : Routledge, 2019. xxiv, 199 pages ; 23 cm. ISBN: 9781855755451 ; 1855755459 Summary: "This is the first book ever to consider in-depth why people want children, and specifically why people want children produced by reproductive technologies (such as IVF, ICSI, etc). As the book demonstrates, even books ostensibly devoted to the topic of why people want children and the reasons for using reproductive technologies tend to start with the assumption that this is either simply a biological drive to reproduce or a socially instilled desire. This book uses psychoanalysis not to provide an answer in its own right, but as an analytic tool to probe more deeply the problems of these assumptions. The idea that reproductive technologies simply supply an 'own' child is questioned in this volume in terms of asking how and why reproductive technologies are seen to create this 'ownness'."--Jacket. Available:https://www.amazon.com/Having-Own-Child-Reproductive-Technologies/dp/0367325772 Subjects:
Parenthood -- Psychological aspects
Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects
Human reproductive technology -- Psychological aspects
Reproducing Jews : a cultural account of assisted conception in Israel by Susan Martha Kahn Language: English Durham : Duke Univ. Press, 2006. 227 p. ISBN: 0822326019 ; 9780822326014 Summary: There are more fertility clinics per capita in Israel than in any other country in the world and Israel has the world's highest per capita rate of in-vitro fertilization procedures. Fertility treatments are fully subsidized by Israeli national health insurance and are available to all Israelis, regardless of religion or marital status. These phenomena are not the result of unusually high rates of infertility in Israel but reflect the centrality of reproduction in Judaism and Jewish culture. In this ethnographic study of the new reproductive technologies in Israel, Susan Martha Kahn explores the cultural meanings and contemporary rabbinic responses to artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, egg donation, and surrogacy. Kahn draws on fieldwork with unmarried Israeli women who are using state-subsidized artificial insemination to get pregnant and on participant-observation in Israeli fertility clinics. Through close readings of traditional Jewish texts and careful analysis of Israeli public discourse, she explains how the Israeli embrace of new reproductive technologies has made Jewish beliefs about kinship startlingly literal. Kahn also reveals how a wide range of contemporary Israelis are using new reproductive technologies to realize their reproductive futures, from ultraorthodox infertile married couples to secular unmarried women. As the first scholarly account of assisted conception in Israel, this multi-sited ethnography will contribute to current anthropological debates on kinship studies. It will also interest those involved with Jewish studies. Available:https://www.amazon.com/Reproducing-Jews-Cultural-Conception-Commodity/dp/0822325985/ Subjects:
Human reproductive technology -- Law and legislation -- Israel
Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects -- Israel
Human reproductive technology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
Embodied progress : a cultural account of assisted conception by Sarah Franklin Language: English London : Routledge, 2005. XII, 252 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN: 0415067676 ; 9780415067676 Summary: New reproductive technologies, such as in Vitro fertilization, have been the subject of intense public discussion and debate worldwide. In addition to difficult ethical, moral, personal and political questions, new technologies of assisted conception also raise novel socio-cultural dilemmas. How are parenthood, kinship, and procreation being redefined in the context of new reproductive technologies? Has reproductive choice become part of consumer culture? Embodied Progress offers a unique perspective on these and other cultural dimensions of assisted conception techniques. Based on ethnographic research in Britain, this study foregrounds the experiences of women and couples who undergo IVF, whilst also asking how such experiences may be variously understood. Available:https://www.amazon.com/Embodied-Progress-Cultural-Assisted-Conception/dp/0415067669/ Subjects:
Everything conceivable : how assisted reproduction is changing our world by Liza Mundy Language: English New York : Anchor Books, 2008. 1 vol. (xx-412 p.) ; 21 cm. ISBN: 9781400095377 ; 1400095379 Summary: Award-winning journalist Liza Mundy captures the human narratives, as well as the science, behind the controversial, multibillion-dollar fertility industry, and examines how this huge social experiment is transforming our most basic relationships and even our destiny as a species. Skyrocketing infertility rates and dizzying technological advances are revolutionizing American families and changing the way we think about parenthood, childbirth, and life itself. Using in-depth reporting and riveting anecdotal material from doctors, families, surrogates, sperm and egg donors, infertile men and women, single and gay and lesbian parents, and children conceived through technology, Mundy explores the impact of assisted reproduction on individuals as well as the ethical issues raised and the potentially vast social consequences. The unforgettable personal stories in Everything Conceivable run the gamut from joyous to tragic; all of them raise questions we dare not ignore. Available:https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Conceivable-Assisted-Reproduction-Changing/dp/1400095379/ Subjects:
Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects -- United States
Human reproductive technology -- Economic aspects -- United States
Test tube families : why the fertility market needs legal regulation by Naomi R. Cahn Language: English New York : New York University Press, [2009]. VIII, 295 p. : tablas ; 24 cm. ISBN: 9780814716823 ; 0814716822 Summary: The birth of the first test-tube baby in 1978 focused attention on the sweeping advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART), which is now a multi-billion-dollar business in the United States. Sperm and eggs are bought and sold in a market that has few barriers to its skyrocketing growth. While ART has been an invaluable gift to thousands of people, creating new families, the use of someone else’s genetic material raises complex legal and public policy issues that touch on technological anxiety, eugenics, reproductive autonomy, identity, and family structure. How should the use of gametic material be regulated? Should recipients be able to choose the “best” sperm and eggs? Should a child ever be able to discover the identity of her gamete donor? Who can claim parental rights? Available:https://www.amazon.com/Test-Tube-Families-Fertility-Regulation/dp/0814716822/ Subjects:
Fertilization in vitro -- Law and legislation -- United States
