| Description |
xiv, 209 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Making the personal political : an introduction to the politics of reproduction -- "A woman's body is her own" : the cultural construction of women's bodies -- "Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate" : state, morality and contests over expertise -- "Freely available, safe contraception" : sexual politics and contraceptive choice -- "Abortion is a woman's right to choose" : abortion politics and Australian government -- "A woman's life is human life" : motherhood and the technologies of gender -- Reproductive politics into the next decade : acknowledging the complexity of fertility |
| Summary |
In both public and private life, women's fertility is always the focus of strong passions. Why are some women willing to undergo invasive medical treatment in order to become pregnant? Why are others willing to use backyard abortionists if clinics are not available? Why is everyone else so quick to judge them? Rebecca Albury looks beyond the slogans that dominate the debate to explore the contexts in which women make decisions about fertility and raising children. Drawing on the experiences of younger and older women, she looks at the changing ways women have negotiated fertility, contraception, adoption, abortion, assisted reproduction and motherhood. She analyses the ways in which the media, the medical profession, public policy and the law constrain and shape women's experiences. She examines the role of the women's movement and argues that we need to look beyond commonsense understandings of motherhood, heterosexuality and family formation which shape policy debates. "The Politics of Reproduction" is compelling reading for anyone interested in debates around reproduction |
| Analysis |
Abortion |
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Contraceptives |
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Federal issue |
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Feminism |
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Human rights |
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In vitro fertilisation |
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Medical ethics |
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Morals |
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Mothers |
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Political change |
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Reproduction |
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Social values |
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State issue |
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Women |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and index |
| Subject |
Abortion -- Political aspects -- Australia.
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Feminism.
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Birth control -- Political aspects -- Australia.
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Human reproduction -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Human reproduction -- Political aspects.
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Women's rights.
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Abortion, Induced.
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Politics.
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Feminism.
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Reproduction -- ethics.
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Reproduction.
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Women's Rights.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| LC no. |
00300340 |
| ISBN |
1864489065 |
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