| Description |
xxii, 250 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Setting the historical stage -- 3. Disfertile discourses : the inability of infertility medicine to conceive of lesbian mothering -- 4. Legal legitimacy and the lesbian AI "bastard" -- 5. The economics of lesbian insemination -- 6. Transforming the means of reproduction : lesbian AI kinship and politics -- 7. Conclusions : toward a lesbian-normative universe and AI family futures |
| Summary |
"Baby Steps is the first in-depth discussion of the issues and questions raised by lesbian insemination, and this book has been designed to serve the interests of general readers and health care providers as well as teachers and students in women's studies, gay and lesbian studies, sociology, legal studies, and bioethics."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Lesbian mothers -- United States.
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Lesbian mothers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Self-insemination -- United States.
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Self-insemination -- Social aspects.
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| LC no. |
2004002036 |
| ISBN |
0819566292 |
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