The wandering uterus : politics and the reproductive rights of women / Cheryl L. Meyer.

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Meyer, Cheryl L, 1959-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, �1997.Description: 1 online resource (x, 226 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0585316368
9780585316369
0814755631
9780814755631
0814755623
9780814755624
9780814763209
0814763200

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wandering uterus.DDC classification:

176 20

LOC classification:

RG133.5 .M48 1997eb

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: the wandering uterus -- 1. Politics and reproductive technologies I: gamete donation -- 2. Poitics and reproductive technologies II: the legacy of IVF -- 3. Politics and the control of women's bodies -- 4. Politics and reproductive issues in the workplace -- 5. Politics and reproductive choice -- 6. Reproductive interventions -- 7. Back to the future? -- Notes -- Index

Summary: From the FDA review of RU-486 to the recent growth of fertility clinics to the rights of lesbian parents, women's reproductive lives are aggressively regulated by law and medicine. While a great deal has been written on such issues as abortion and postpartum depression, no single volume has offered a broad discussion of the interface between the legal, medical, and political aspects of women's reproduction in a manner accessible and informative to non-specialists.The Wandering Uterus fills that gap. Taking her title from an ancient Greek belief that women's health problems were caused by a wandering uterus that needed to be confined and controlled, Meyer exposes the way in which myths and prejudice about female sexuality continue to influence the practice of law and medicine today.This book offers new insights and provides a wealth of up-to- date information on a subject that changes every day. The text is divided into three main parts: political issues of pre- conception, the politics of pregnancy, and the politics of motherhood. Throughout, Meyer argues passionately that while technology and medicine must progress, they should not be allowed to do so at women's expense.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-219) and index.

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From the FDA review of RU-486 to the recent growth of fertility clinics to the rights of lesbian parents, women's reproductive lives are aggressively regulated by law and medicine. While a great deal has been written on such issues as abortion and postpartum depression, no single volume has offered a broad discussion of the interface between the legal, medical, and political aspects of women's reproduction in a manner accessible and informative to non-specialists.The Wandering Uterus fills that gap. Taking her title from an ancient Greek belief that women's health problems were caused by a wandering uterus that needed to be confined and controlled, Meyer exposes the way in which myths and prejudice about female sexuality continue to influence the practice of law and medicine today.This book offers new insights and provides a wealth of up-to- date information on a subject that changes every day. The text is divided into three main parts: political issues of pre- conception, the politics of pregnancy, and the politics of motherhood. Throughout, Meyer argues passionately that while technology and medicine must progress, they should not be allowed to do so at women's expense.

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