Beyond conception: The new politics of reproduction (Women in society) - Softcover

Patricia Spallone

Softcover

ISBN 10: 033343532X ISBN 13: 9780333435328

Publisher: Macmillan Educ., 1989

Synopsis

International in scope, this book is a feminist response to the new reproductive technologies and the genetic engineering being used on women--"test-tube" fertilization, surrogacy, embryo flushing, sex preselection, and artificial hormones. It is concerned with what these procedures mean for women and with the accountability of the medical scientists who have created the technology. Spallone argues that the result is the subordination of women to the interests of medical scientists, population planners, the family, and the burgeoning biotechnology industry. The book will be of compelling interest to all of us who are seeking a science and technology that respects the dignity of women and of all life on our planet.

About this title

Book Description

This book is a feminist response to the new reproductive technologies and the genetic engineering being used on women--test-tube fertilization, surrogacy, embryo flushing, sex preselection, and artificial hormones.

About the Author

PATRICIA SPALLONE is a visiting scholar at the Centre for Women's Studies, Institute for Research in Social Sciences, University of York, England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan Educ.
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 033343532X
• ISBN 13: 9780333435328
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1