Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction
Susan Markens
Abstract
This book takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front—surrogate motherhood—and illuminates the culture wars that have erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States. In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, it explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies aimed at this issue. The author examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. In a study that finds surpr ... More
Keywords: surrogate motherhood, reproduction, fertility, reproductive technologies, New York, California, reproductive politics, social policy, genetics, family
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2007 | Print ISBN-13: 9780520252035 |
| Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1525/california/9780520252035.001.0001 |
