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Based on country reports and practical input from researchers and activists in the field, this book is an up-to-date account of the issues surrounding women's reproductive rights across Europe. The contributions provide astute theoretical analysis of existing problems and suggest innovative alternatives. The book brings together authors from academia, policy-making and international institutions to ensure comprehensive representation and thorough commentary of the issues.

Women's Reproductive Rights

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Foreword Notes on Contributors Introduction; H.Widdows PART I: TENSIONS IN EUROPE; CRITICAL ISSUES IN REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Abortion - A Reproductive Right; C.Kenny Adoption: Practices and Regulations: F.MacCallum Birth Rate and Women's Rights in Europe; P.de Villota Teenage Pregnancy; O.Tóth Minority Groups and Reproductive Rights; N.Trehan & I.Crowhurst PART II: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE ADVANCES AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Women's Rights in European Fertility Medicine Regulation; I.Alkorta Idiakez How is Technology Changing the Meaning of Motherhood for Western Women?; L.B.Andrews Preimplantation Diagnosis: Problems and Future Perspectives; A.Emaldi Cirión The Impact of New Reproductive Technologies on Concepts of Genetic Relatedness and Non Relatedness; H.Widdows PART III: INTO THE FUTURE; PROJECTIONS FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Reproductive Rights in the Twenty-First Century; H.Haker Ownership, Property and Women's Bodies; D.Dickenson Beyond Europe: Rhetoric of Reproductive Rights in Global Population Policies; S.K.Hellsten Bibliography Index