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

Author/creator Shanley, Mary Lyndon, 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Beacon Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxi, 206 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Families--United States.
Family policy--United States.
Domestic relations--United States.
Parents--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States.
Human reproductive technology--Law and legislation. --United States.
Adoption--Law and legislation. --United States.

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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-195) and index.
LCCN 00012727
ISBN0807044083 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HQ536 .S4816 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold