edited by Heather Widdows, Itziar Alkorta Idiakez, and Aitziber Emaldi Cirión.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xv, 241 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Women's rights in Europe series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-235) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Abortion -- a reproductive right / Catherine Kenny -- Adoption : practices and regulations / Fiona MacCallum -- Birth rate and women's rights in Europe / Paloma de Villota -- Teenage pregnancy / Olga Tóth -- Minority groups and reproductive rights / Nidhi Trehan and Isabel Crowhurst -- Women's rights in European fertility medicine regulation / Itziar Alkorta -- How is technology changing the meaning of motherhood for western women / Lori B. Andrews -- Preimplantation diagnosis : problems and future perspectives / Aitziber Emaldi Cirión -- The impact of new reproductive technologies on concepts of genetic relatedness and non-relatedness / Heather Widdows -- Reproductive rights in the twenty-first century / Hille Haker -- Ownership, property and women's bodies / Donna Dickerson -- Beyond Europe : rhetoric of reproductive rights in global population policies / Sirkku K. Hellsten.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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(Publisher-supplied data) Based on country reports and practical input from researchers and activists in the field, this book is an up-to-date account of the issues surrounding women's reproductive rights across Europe. The contributions provide astute theoretical analysis of existing problems and suggest innovative alternatives. The book brings together authors from academia, policy-making and international institutions to ensure comprehensive representation and thorough commentary of the issues.