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Miranda Davies - Babies for Sale?: Transnational Surrogacy, Human Rights and the Politics of Reproduction - 9781783607013 - V9781783607013
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Babies for Sale?: Transnational Surrogacy, Human Rights and the Politics of Reproduction

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Description for Babies for Sale?: Transnational Surrogacy, Human Rights and the Politics of Reproduction Paperback. Grounded in feminist perspectives, the first study of transnational surrogacy to give due prominence to the voices of those most affected by the practice, namely the surrogate mothers, donors, prospective parents and the children themselves. Editor(s): Davies, Miranda. Num Pages: 416 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFMG; JHBK; JKSF; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Transnational surrogacy - the creation of babies across borders - has become big business. Globalization, reproductive technologies, new family formations and rising infertility are combining to produce a 'quiet revolution' in social and medical ethics and the nature of parenthood. Whereas much of the current scholarship has focused on the US and India, this groundbreaking anthology offers a far wider perspective. Featuring contributions from over thirty activists and scholars from a range of countries and disciplines, this collection offers the first genuinely international study of transnational surrogacy. Its innovative bottom-up approach, rooted in feminist perspectives, gives ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783607013
SKU
V9781783607013
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About Miranda Davies
Miranda Davies is a writer and editor with a longstanding interest in gender, development and human rights. She has worked for numerous organisations, including Isis International Women's Network, the Central America Committee for Human Rights, Virago, Channel Four, the Rough Guides, Sort Of Books and CoramBAAF Adoption and Fostering Academy, where she is managing editor of Adoption & Fostering journal. ... Read more

Reviews for Babies for Sale?: Transnational Surrogacy, Human Rights and the Politics of Reproduction
`Tackles the booming business in cross-border surrogacy with a provocative collection of international feminist perspectives. It challenges us to think harder about the elephant-in-the-room question: Can commercial transnational surrogacy ever be ethical? This volume makes an important contribution to the debate.' Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society `Transcending the usual rhetoric of reproductive ... Read more

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