The Wandering Uterus: Politics and the Reproductive Rights of Women
Cheryl L. Meyer
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Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
From the FDA review of RU-486 to the recent growth of fertility clinics to the rights of lesbian parents, women's reproductive lives are aggressively regulated by law and medicine. While a great deal has been written on such issues as abortion and postpartum depression, no single volume has offered a broad discussion of the interface between the legal, medical, and political aspects of women's reproduction in a manner accessible and informative to non-specialists.The Wandering Uterus fills that gap. Taking her title from an ancient Greek belief that women's health problems were caused by a wandering uterus that needed to be ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814755624
SKU
V9780814755624
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99-50
About Cheryl L. Meyer
Cheryl L. Meyer is Professor of Psychology at Wright State University School of Professional Psychology in Dayton, Ohio. She is also the author of The Wandering Uterus (NYU Press).
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