The social life of emergency contraception in the United States: Disciplining pharmaceutical use, disciplining sexuality, and constructing zygotic bodies

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-320

  Wynn, L L ^a   Trussell, James ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Biomedicine; Contraception; New medical technology; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BIOETHICS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33746652993     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2006.20.3.297     Document Type: Article

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