God's laboratory : assisted reproduction in the Andes
by Elizabeth F. S. Roberts
Language: English
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
xxv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780520270824 ; 0520270827
Summary: Assisted reproduction, with its test tubes, injections, and gamete donors, raises concerns about the nature of life and kinship. Yet these concerns do not take the same shape around the world. In this innovative ethnography of in vitro fertilization in Ecuador, Elizabeth F.S. Roberts explores how reproduction by way of biotechnological assistance is not only accepted but embraced despite widespread poverty and condemnation from the Catholic Church. Roberts’ intimate portrait of IVF practitioners and their patients reveals how technological intervention is folded into an Andean understanding of reproduction as always assisted, whether through kin or God. She argues that the Ecuadorian incarnation of reproductive technology is less about a national desire for modernity than it is a product of colonial racial history, Catholic practice, and kinship configurations. God’s Laboratory offers a grounded introduction to critical debates in medical anthropology and science studies, as well as a nuanced ethnography of the interplay between science, religion, race, and history in the formation of Andean families.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Laboratory-Assisted-Reproduction-Andes/dp/0520270827/
Subjects:
- Medical anthropology
- Human reproductive technology -- Andes Region
- Human reproductive technology -- Ecuador
- Fertilization in Vitro -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
The right to know one's origins : assisted human reproduction and the best interests of children
by Juliet Ruth Guichon; Ian Mitchell; Michelle Giroux
Language: English
Brussels : ASP, [2012].
352 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9789057182358 ; 9057182351
Summary: This collection of essays addresses the interests and rights of donor-conceived people. The contributors shine light from many directions on the issues of secrecy and donor anonymity. Adults and children who have been donor-conceived offer their varied and sometimes emotion-rich perspectives; health scientists review the literature and assess the health risks of secrecy and anonymity; ethics experts discuss the history and ethics of the issues; and legal scholars consider international and domestic law, and formulate actionable proposals for legislative change. This book puts the child of assisted conception at the center. It makes a significant contribution to the debate about whether people who are donor-conceived should know the circumstances of their conception and the identity of their progenitors.
Available: https://www.amazon.in/Right-Know-Ones-Origins-Reproduction/dp/9057182351/
Subjects:
- Children's rights
- Human reproductive technology -- Law and legislation -- Social aspects -- Canada
- Children of sperm donors -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada
Islam and assisted reproductive technologies : Sunni and Shia perspectives
by Marcia Claire Inhorn; Soraya Tremayne, editors
Language: English
New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
xvi, 338 pages ; 24 cm.
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SBN: 9780857454904 ; 0857454900
Summary: How and to what extent have Islamic legal scholars and Middle Eastern lawmakers, as well as Middle Eastern Muslim physicians and patients, grappled with the complex bioethical, legal, and social issues that are raised in the process of attempting to conceive life in the face of infertility? This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs.
Available: http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/InhornIslam
