Eve : the disobedient future of birth / Claire Horn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horn, Claire, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human reproductive technology.

Human reproductive technology--Social aspects.

Human reproductive technology--Law and legislation.

Reproductive Techniques--ethics.

Medical Subjects:

Reproductive Techniques--ethics.

Physical Description:

218 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

[Toronto, Ontario] : House ofAnansi Press Inc., 2023.

Summary:

"A radical interrogation of the ethics and future of birth by an expert legal scholar. Every single one of us has been born from a person. So far. But that is about to change. For the first time, babies could be gestated and born from machines through "Ex-vivo Uterine Environment Therapy," aka EVE. But such radical technology leaves us with complex legal, social, and ethical questions. What does this breakthrough in artificial human gestation mean for motherhood, womanhood, and parenthood? Countries and people that do not respect the autonomy of pregnant people may use these technologies to curtail choice further, advance eugenic ideas, or to deepen class and racial divides. In this fascinating story of modern birth, Claire Horn takes us on a journey from the first orchid-like incubators in the 1880s to the cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs of today. As she explores the most challenging and pertinent questions of our age, Horn reflects on her own pregnancy. Could artificial wombs allow women to redistribute the work of gestating? How do we protect reproductive and abortion rights? And who exactly gets access to this technology, in our vastly unequal world?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A note on language

1. Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs

2. An artificial foster-mother

3. Ectogenesis for a brave new world

4. Mother machine

5. The abortion solution

6. The tyranny of biology

Epilogue: To carry

Acknowledgements

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Horn, Claire. Eve.

ISBN:

9781487012267

1487012268

OCLC:

1367234772