What can progress in reproductive technology mean for women?

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 499-514

  Purdy, Laura M ^a  

^a WELLS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; FINRRAGE; Reproductive technology; Sexism

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMINISM; FEMINIST INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF RESISTANCE TO REPRODUCTIVE AND GENETIC ENGINEERING (FINRRAGE); GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SERVICE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL GENETICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; FEMINIST INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF RESISTANCE TO REPRODUCTIVE AND GENETIC ENGINEERING (FINRRAGE); GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SERVICES; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030256948     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/21.5.499     Document Type: Article

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