Problems of Conception
issues of law, biotechnology, individuals and kinship
$413.50
- Hardcover
186 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2012
Summary
The Biotechnology Act in Norway, one of the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination.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 author pursues this significant datum ethnographically and addresses the issues surrounding contemporary biopolitics in Norway. This involves investigating such fundamental questions as the relation betwe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857455024 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857455028 |
| Author: | Marit Melhuus |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 186 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 390g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Berghahn |
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Critics Review
“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
About The Author
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.
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