Conceiving life : reproductive politics and the law in contemporary Italy / Patrick Hanafin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanafin, Patrick.

Series:

Law, justice, and power.

Law, justice, and power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--Law and legislation--Italy.

Abortion.

Human body--Law and legislation--Italy.

Human body.

Fetus--Legal status, laws, etc--Italy.

Fetus.

Human reproduction--Law and legislation--Italy.

Human reproduction.

Unborn children (Law)--Italy.

Unborn children (Law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through analysis of sociological, philosophical and legal material, Patrick Hanafin examines reproductive law in Italy, and the reasons why such a repressive piece of legislation could be produced at the end of a period of substantial change in the dynamic of gender relations.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Conceiving Life in Law; 2 Law, Gender and Nation in Contemporary Italy; 3 Rethinking Reproductive Freedom: The Case of Abortion; 4 Vitapolitics: The Campaign Against Reproductive Choice; 5 The Embryo's Sovereign Power; 6 Reformulating Reproductive Citizenship; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [101]-109) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-16255-2

1-315-57326-1

1-317-16254-4

1-281-79860-6

9786611798604

0-7546-8830-5

9781315573267

OCLC:

503050648