Reproductive Politics: What Everyone Needs To Know - Couverture souple

Solinger, Rickie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199811415 ISBN 13 : 9780199811410

Editeur : Oxford University Press, Usa, 2013

Synopsis

The term "reproductive politics" was coined by feminists in the 1970s to describe contemporary Roe v. Wade-era power struggles over contraception and abortion, adoption and surrogacy, and other satellite issues. Forty years later, questions about reproductive rights are just as complex--and controversial--as they were then. Focusing mainly on the United States, Reproductive Politics explores the legal, political, religious, social, ethical, and medical dimensions of this hotly contested arena.

Tracing the historical roots of reproductive politics up through the present, Rickie Solinger considers a range of topics from abortion and contraception to health care reform and assisted reproductive technologies. Solinger tackles some of the most contentious questions up for debate today, including the definition of "fetal personhood," and the roles poverty and welfare policy play in shaping reproductive rights. The answers she provides are informative, balanced, and sometimes quite surprising.

Offering a wide range of information in an accessible and engaging manner, Reproductive Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know orients readers and provides the knowledge necessary to follow the debates in this important and continually evolving field.

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À propos de l?auteur

Rickie Solinger is a historian, writer, and exhibits curator. She is the author of Pregnancy and Power: A Short History of Reproductive Politics in America and other books on this subject.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, Usa
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199811415
• ISBN 13: 9780199811410
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible