The Reproductive Industry by Robyn Morris

The Reproductive Industry by Robyn Morris

Starting in 1978, when the first babies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) were born in the UK and India, assisted reproduction has become a global industry. Contributors to this edited collection reflect on the global dimensions of IVF and assisted reproductive technologies, examining how people have used these technologies to create diverse family forms, including gay, lesbian, and transgender parenthood, as well as complex configurations of genetic, gestational, and social parenthood. The authors examine how IVF and other reproductive technologies have and have not circulated around the globe; how reproductive technologies can be situated historically, nationally, locally, and culturally; and the ways in which culture, practices, regulations, norms, families, and kinship ties may be reinforced or challenged through the use of assisted reproduction.

The Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes, comprises an unconventional compilation of papers that sits at the cutting edge of reproductive ethicsUltimately, this book is not only a well-organized and stimulating scientific publication, but also a fascinating read. * Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics *
This exemplary volume charts both the promises and fragilities of assisted reproduction as it is being choreographed within and between societies across the globe. Through rich ethnographic, historical, and legal accounts, the collection shines a much-needed light on the ways in which technologies are reconfiguring kin and families, including for transgender people and queer communities. The volume’s focus on the Asia-Pacific is also novel and timely, given regional concerns over low fertility amidst the exploitation of surrogate women’s bodies. In short, this is a must-read volume for anyone interested in gender, technology, and globally mediated quests for conception -- Marcia C. Inhorn, Yale University
The Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes is a provocative book that challenges the happy-ever-after narratives around assisted reproductive technologies to expose the inequalities of power, gender, race and sexuality on which this global trade depends. -- Shurlee Swain, Australian Catholic University
This book fills a vacuum in the archival mapping of the emergence and rise of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) globally, and locally…. Ultimately, this edited volume is an important intervention into the legacies of mobility and travel across the global South and North in emerging technological interventions. The volume is a reminder that the reproductive self and body still grapples with questions of civilizational and racial conflicts… [T]his is a valuable volume and is a must-read for scholars and practitioners of reproductive health. * Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography *

Vera Mackie is senior professor of Asian and international studies and director of the Center for Critical Human Rights Research at University of Wollongong.



Nicola J. Marks is senior lecturer at the University of Wollongong.



Sarah Ferber is professor of history at the University of Wollongong.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781498570657
ISBN 10	1498570658
Title	The Reproductive Industry
Author	Vera Mackie
Series	Critical Perspectives On The Psychology Of Sexuality Gender And Queer Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published	2019-07-24
Number of pages	196
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