The Wandering Uterus [electronic resource] : Politics and the Reproductive Rights of Women / Cheryl L. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Cheryl L., 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination against women.

Reproductive rights.

Human reproduction--Political aspects.

Human reproduction.

Human reproduction--Social aspects.

Human reproductive technology--Political aspects.

Human reproductive technology.

Human reproductive technology--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [1997]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the FDA review of RU-486 to the recent growth of fertility clinics to the rights of lesbian parents, women's reproductive lives are aggressively regulated by law and medicine. While a great deal has been written on such issues as abortion and postpartum depression, no single volume has offered a broad discussion of the interface between the legal, medical, and political aspects of women's reproduction in a manner accessible and informative to non-specialists. The Wandering Uterus fills that gap. Taking her title from an ancient Greek belief that women's health problems were caused by a wa

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Wandering Uterus; [1] Politics and Reproductive Technologies I: Gamete Donation; [2] Poitics and Reproductive Technologies II: The Legacy of IVF; [3] Politics and the Control of Women's Bodies; [4] Politics and Reproductive Issues in the Workplace; [5] Politics and Reproductive Choice; [6] Reproductive Interventions; [7] Back to the Future?; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-219) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8147-6320-0

0-585-31636-8

OCLC:

782878011