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Problems of Conception: Issues of Law, Biotechnology, Individuals and Kinship
Marit Melhuus
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Description for Problems of Conception: Issues of Law, Biotechnology, Individuals and Kinship
Hardback. The Biotechnology Act in Norway, the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination.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.. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFMG; JHMC; MFKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
The Biotechnology Act in Norway, the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination.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 author pursues this significant datum ethnographically and addresses the issues surrounding contemporary biopolitics in Norway. This involves investigating such fundamental questions as the relation between individual and society, meanings of kinship and relatedness, the moral status of the embryo and the role of science, religion, and ethics in state policies. Even though the book takes ... Read more
The Biotechnology Act in Norway, the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination.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 author pursues this significant datum ethnographically and addresses the issues surrounding contemporary biopolitics in Norway. This involves investigating such fundamental questions as the relation between individual and society, meanings of kinship and relatedness, the moral status of the embryo and the role of science, religion, and ethics in state policies. Even though the book takes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
204
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857455024
SKU
V9780857455024
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99-15
About Marit Melhuus
Marit Melhuus is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. She has previously worked in Argentina and Mexico, focusing on issues of development, economic anthropology, gender, and morality.
Reviews for Problems of Conception: Issues of Law, Biotechnology, Individuals and Kinship
This is a very interesting and well written book. The first chapter is one of the best written 'opening speeches' I have read in a very, very long time. It is an important contribution to the comparative study of kinship/biotechnology/law.
Annika Rabo, University of Stockholm
Annika Rabo, University of Stockholm