The Social Worlds of the Unborn

by Deborah Lupton and D Lupton

Book Overview

In the contemporary world, the unborn - human embryos and foetuses - are highly public and contested figures. Their visual images appear across a wide range of forums, from YouTube videos to pregnancy handbooks. They have become commercial commodities as part of the IVF industry, reproductive tourism and stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The unborn are the focus of intense debates concerning concepts of personhood and humanness, especially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137310715
• ISBN13: 9781137310712
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"