Looking like a family: Negotiating bio-genetic continuity in British lesbian families using licensed donor insemination

Sexualities

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-237

  Jones, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio genetic; Donor insemination; Families; Kinship; Lesbian

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444450185     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460705050856     Document Type: Article

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