Although reproduction including infertility, abortion, childbearing and motherhood is a significant human experience, its social meaning is shaped by the cultur

More than eighty designs--iconic, archaic, quotidian, and taboo--that have defined the arc of human reproduction. While birth often brings great joy, making bab

This pathbreaking book documents the transformation of reproductive practices and politics on Indian reservations from the late nineteenth century to the presen

DIVExamines the medical, social, and legal dimensions of the use of assisted reproductive technologies by lesbian women./div

This book demonstrates that the symbol of maternal sacrifice is the notion that 'proper' women put the welfare of children, whether born, in utero or not concei