Ourselves unborn, a history of the fetus in modern America, Sara Dubow
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Ourselves unborn, a history of the fetus in modern America, Sara Dubow
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-296) and index
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illustrations
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non fiction
Main title
Ourselves unborn
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bibliography
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608618101
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Sara Dubow
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a history of the fetus in modern America
Summary
Traces how Americans from widely different backgrounds have fought over the legal identity, physiological condition, social value, cultural significance, and political status of the human fetus.--from publisher's description
Table Of Contents
Introduction : fetal stories -- Discovering fetal life, 1870s-1920s -- Interpreting fetal bodies, 1930s-1970s -- Defining fetal personhood, 1973-1976 -- Defending fetal rights, 1970s-1990s -- Debating fetal pain, 1984-2007 -- Epilogue : fetal meanings
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