Fertile ground : exploring reproduction in Canada / edited by Stephanie Paterson, Francesca Scala, and Marlene K. Sokolon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scala, Francesca, author, editor.

Paterson, Stephanie, 1972- author, editor.

Sokolon, Marlene K., author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human reproduction--Political aspects--Canada.

Human reproduction.

Human reproduction--Social aspects--Canada.

Fertility, Human--Political aspects--Canada.

Fertility, Human.

Fertility, Human--Social aspects--Canada.

Women--Health and hygiene--Canada.

Women.

Women's rights--Canada.

Women's rights.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Fertility, Human--Social aspects.

Fertility, Human--Political aspects.

Human reproduction--Social aspects.

Human reproduction--Political aspects.

Canada.

Feminism--Canada.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

xv, 394 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]

Summary:

"Ideas of choice and rights traditionally dominate discussions concerning reproduction and gender politics. Fertile Ground argues that the current political climate in Canada necessitates a broader understanding of the links between the politics of reproduction, the state, and gender relations.

Three major themes are developed in the book: women's lived experiences, the role of the state in reproductive politics, and discourses around reproduction. Contributors examine unequal access to in vitro fertilization treatments depending upon class, race, age, disability, and health status; critique Health Canada's adherence to a medical model of breastfeeding; analyze marketing campaigns for birth-control products; and recount the Aamjiwnaang First Nation's experience of seeking recognition for reproductive health concerns. Fertile Ground links reproduction to marginalization, contestation, and the state in order to illuminate the continuity of reproductive moments and their implications for identity, activism, policy formation, and further scholarship.

Contents:

Part 1 The Politics of Experience

1 Exploring How Women Think About and Make Their Reproductive Choices: A Generational Approach / Diana L. Gustafson Gustafson, Diana L., Marilyn Porter Porter, Marilyn 19

2 IVF Policy and the Stratification of Reproduction in Canada Francesca Scala 48

3 Stratified Reproduction: Making the Case for Butch Lesbians', Transmen's, and Genderqueer Individuals' Experiences in British Columbia / Michelle Walks Walks, Michelle 74

4 Reproducing Inequality and Identity: An Intersectional Analysis of Maternal Health Preferences / Candace Johnson Johnson, Candace 94

Part 2 The State of Reproduction

5 Quebec's Constitutional Challenge to the Assisted Human Reproduction Act: Overlooking Women's Reproductive Autonomy / Vanessa Gruben Gruben, Vanessa, Angela Cameron Cameron, Angela 125

6 On Reproductive Citizenship: Thinking about Social Rights and Assisted Reproduction in Canada / Alana Cattapan Cattapan, Alana 152

7 Deinstitutionalizing Pregnancy and Birth: Alternative Childbirth and the New Scalar Politics of Reproduction / Stephanie Paterson Paterson, Stephanie 178

8 With Breast Intentions: Breastfeeding Policy in Canada / Marlene K. Sokolon Sokolon, Marlene K. 205

9 Doctor Knows Best: The Illusion of Reproductive Freedom in Canada / Julia Thomson-Philbrook Thomson-Philbrook, Julia 230

Part 3 The Discursive Politics of Reproduction: Subjectivity, Discourse, and Power

10 Girl Power and the Pill: Unpacking Web-based Marketing for Alesse and Yasmin / Lisa Smith Smith, Lisa 257

11 Promoting Breastfeeding, Solving Social Problems: Exploring State Involvement in Breastfeeding / Tasnim Nathoo Nathoo, Tasnim, Aleck Ostry Ostry, Aleck 280

12 Care of the Self: An Alternative Way to Understand Breastfeeding / Robyn Lee Lee, Robyn 300

13 Indigenous Body as Contaminated Sire? Examining Struggles for Reproductive Justice in Aamjiwnaang / Sarah Marie Wiehe Wiehe, Sarah Marie, Erin Marie Konsmo Konsmo, Erin Marie 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Fertile ground (2014)

ISBN:

9780773543683

0773543686

9780773543690

0773543694

OCLC:

864505218