Bibliograph

Making babies, making families, what matters most in an age of reproductive technologies, surrogacy, adoption, and same-sex and unwed parents, Mary Lyndon Shanley

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Making babies, making families, what matters most in an age of reproductive technologies, surrogacy, adoption, and same-sex and unwed parents, Mary Lyndon Shanley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Making babies, making families

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45493398

Responsibility statement

Mary Lyndon Shanley

Sub title

what matters most in an age of reproductive technologies, surrogacy, adoption, and same-sex and unwed parents

Summary

Considers the current state of parenting in the United States and offers a new definition of family and a new approach to family law

Table Of Contents

Transracial and open adoption : new forms of family relationships -- Fathers' rights, mothers' wrongs, children's needs : unwed fathers and the perpetuation of patriarchy -- A child of our own : against a market in sperm and eggs -- Surrogate motherhood : the limits of contractual freedom -- Lesbian co-mothers, sperm donors and fathers : how many parents can a child have?

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