Reconfiguring reproduction : feminist health perspectives on assisted reproductive technologies
by Sarojini N.; Vrinda Marwah
Language: English
New Delhi : Zubaan, 2014.
1 volume ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9789383074525 ; 9383074523
Summary: Whether it is in-vitro fertilization, sperm injection, surrogacy, cryopreservation, or intrauterine insemination, assisted reproductive technology (ART) has revolutionized our understanding of pregnancy, birth, infertility, and women’s bodies. Viewed by some as a technological quick-fix for infertility, ARTs create both challenges and opportunities, and responses to them have sought to balance questions of ethics, rights, and politics. With essays by eminent academics and activists, Reconfiguring Reproduction examines the ART industry by bringing a feminist health lens to bear on the experiences of women in countries such as Korea, Canada, the United States, Israel, Australia, India, and others.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Reconfiguring-Reproduction-Perspectives-Reproductive-Technologies/dp/9383074523
Subjects:
- Human reproductive technology -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Feminist theory
Assisted reproduction across borders : feminist perspectives on normalizations, disruptions and transmissions
by Merete Lie; Nina Lykke
Language: English
London : Routledge, 2019.
1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780367350826 ; 0367350823
Summary: Today, it often seems as though Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) have reached a stage of normalization, at least in some countries and among certain social groups. Apparently some practices – for example in vitro fertilization (IVF) – have become standard worldwide. The contributors to Assisted Reproduction Across Borders argue against normalization as an uncontested overall trend. This volume reflects on the state of the art of ARTs. From feminist perspectives, the contributors focus on contemporary political debates triggered by ARTs. They examine the varying ways in which ARTs are interpreted and practiced in different contexts, depending on religious, moral and political approaches. Assisted Reproduction Across Borders embeds feminist analysis of ARTs across a wide variety of countries and cultural contexts, discussing controversial practices such as surrogacy from the perspective of the global South as well as the global North as well as inequalities in terms of access to IVF. This volume will appeal to scholars and students of anthropology, ethnography, philosophy, political science, history, sociology, film studies, media studies, literature, art history, area studies, and interdisciplinary areas such as gender studies, cultural studies, and postcolonial studies.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Assisted-Reproduction-Across-Borders-Intersectionality/dp/1138674648/
Subjects:
- Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects
- Feminist theory
