Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction

by Susan Markens

Book Overview

Susan Markens takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front--surrogate motherhood--in a book that illuminates the culture wars that have erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States. In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, Markens explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies aimed at this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520252047
• ISBN13: 9780520252042
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"