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Changing Human Reproduction
Social Science Perspectives
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September 1992 | 192 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Despite the extensive debates about new reproductive technologies, there is still little published research on the social and cultural implications of the new reproductive techniques. Our understanding of how babies are conceived and what it means to be a parent or relative have become more complex.
The authors argue that the neglect of social research into new reproductive technologies has led to a failure to make the necessary provisions for their consequences. The plight of the involuntary childless who, having been helped to conceive, find themselves with three, four or more babies illustrates this point clearly.
Meg Stacey et al
Introduction
Meg Stacey
Social Dimensions of Assisted Reproduction
Naomi Pfeffer
From Private Patients to Privatization
Sarah Franklin
Making Sense of Missed Conceptions
Frances Price
Having Triplets, Quads or Quins
Erica Haimes
Gamete Donation and the Social Management of Genetic Origins
Marilyn Strathern
The Meaning of Assisted Kinship
Meg Stacey et al
Conclusion
