Imagination and integrity: Decision-making among lesbian couples to use medically provided donor insemination

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 649-665

  Donovan, Catherine ^a   Wilson, Angelia R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donor insemination; HFEA; Lesbian; LGBT families

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SELECTION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LESBIAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 53249107653     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050802175739     Document Type: Article

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