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8%OFFKlein Renate - RU 486 - 9781742198408 - V9781742198408
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RU 486

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Description for RU 486 Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
An award-winner when first published, this book has become a classic text for health activists and feminists interested in the complexities of how drugs are developed, marketed and sold to women around the world. In this book the authors review the unusual history of the French abortion pill, RU 486 (mifepristone). They scrutinize the science and politics from inception through to its use on women.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
, Australia
ISBN
9781742198408
SKU
V9781742198408
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About Klein Renate
Renate Klein, PhD, was Associate Professor in Women’s Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, until her retirement in 2006, and is the (co)author/(co)editor of 14 books. She is a biologist and social scientist and taught courses on Reproductive Medicine and Feminist Ethics. Since the 1980s, she has conducted critical feminist research into the new and old reproductive technologies including international population ... Read more

Reviews for RU 486
"This is an eminently readable and thought-provoking book. The authors' concern for the rights and welfare of women is evident throughout [...] RU 486: Misconceptions, Myths and Morals was published in 1991, and it still provides the most up-to-date, independent analysis of information available to us. As such, it is an invaluable knowledge base from which to evaluate the information ... Read more

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