More than a woman? Embodiment and sexual difference in medicae law

Feminist Legal Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 319-342

  Keywood, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Feminist legal theory; Medical law; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844379341     PISSN: 09663622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009288503511     Document Type: Article

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