The Wandering Uterus: Politics and the Reproductive Rights of Women

by Cheryl Meyer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814755623
• ISBN13: 9780814755624
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"