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Cosmopolitan Conceptions : IVF Sojourns in Global Dubai /

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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Inhorn, Marcia C., 1957- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Durham : Duke University Press, [2015]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
  • 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.