Problems of conception : issues of law, biotechnology, individuals and kinship /

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The Biotechnology Act in Norway, one of the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination. Thus, it limits people's choice as to how they can procreate within the boundaries of the nation state. The autho...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Melhuus, Marit
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Conception.
Reproduction > Social aspects > Norway.
Fertilization (Biology)
Fécondation.
Reproduction > Aspect social > Norvège.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Conception
Norway
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Framing the issues
  • Children of one's own
  • Better safe than sorry: Legislating Assisted Conception
  • The inviolability of motherhood
  • The sorting society: knowledge, selection, ethics
  • Concluding reflections: Legal (Un)Certainties
  • Postscript: Some notes on methodology.

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