In Search of Parenthood: Coping With Infertility and High-Tech Conception

A study of new alternatives to infertility discusses the new methods of conception as well as their personal, medical, legal, and economic implications

Lasker and Borg, each of whom suffered devastating experiences in becoming a mother, survey the social, ethical, political and legal aspects of birth technology. They do not address the technical or biological aspects. They discuss the various treatments and the stress of infertility and its effects on would-be parents, their families, sperm donors, surrogate mothers, the children, and personnel involved in the treatments. Of special interest is the debate over the legitimate needs of infertile individuals at risk of losing their chances of having children versus the possible abuses in commercializing conception. Recommended for public libraries and philosophy and women's studies collections. Karen Jackson, Susanna Wesley Sch., Tallahassee, Fla.
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