Cosmopolitan Conceptions : IVF Sojourns in Global Dubai /

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Marcia C. Inhorn's ethnography of international travelers seeking in vitro fertilization treatment in the global IVF hub of Dubai shows that infertile couples, or ""reprotravelers, "" leave their countries because IVF treatment is not safe, affordable, legal or effective. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Inhorn, Marcia C., 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Medical tourism.
Fertilization in vitro, Human.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Tourisme medical.
Fecondation in vitro.
Medical Tourism
Fertilization in Vitro
Fertilization in vitro.
Medical tourism > United Arab Emirates > Dubai.
Fertilization in vitro, Human > United Arab Emirates > Dubai.
United Arab Emirates > Dubai.
United Arab Emirates
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Rahnia's reproductive journey
  • Introduction: IVF sojourns
  • Hubs: medical cosmopolitanism in the Emirates
  • Hubs: reprotravel stories
  • Absences: resource shortages and waiting lists
  • Absences: reprotravel stories
  • Restrictions: religious bans and law evasion
  • Restrictions: reprotravel stories
  • Discomforts: medical harm and the search for high-quality IVF
  • Discomforts: reprotravel stories
  • Conclusion: cosmopolitan conceptions.

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