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Radical Narratives of Assisted Reproduction: Perspectives from Law, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Radical Narratives of Assisted Reproduction: Perspectives from Law, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Halden, Grace
Mahmoud, Zaina

Hardcover

Public HealthTechnology & EngineeringGeneral Sociology

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 25, 2026

ISBN10: 3032397995
ISBN13: 9783032397997
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Nov 25 2026
Pages: 230
Language: English

Reproduction is frequently siloed within the sciences. Studying its complexity and its narratives inherently requires an interdisciplinary approach, due to its major biological, social, political, legal, and ethical connections. This book responds by offering a broad and inclusive framework for understanding assisted reproduction, providing a collection to unpack and reframe the narratives that describe and shape how patients, practitioners, and the public engage with and understand recent innovations in assisted reproduction. The collection brings together contributors from law, policy, social sciences, arts, and clinical practice to interrogate reproductive issues through cultural, historical, political, legal, and ethical debate. The concept of narrative serves as a unifying thread--encompassing personal testimony, policy discourse, legal argument, literary representation, and media framing--to reveal how assisted reproduction is shaped, contested, and lived. The collection's scope is distinguished by its thematic and disciplinary diversity: from bioethical debates on gamete adoption, to the politics of LGBTQ+ family formation, to feminist critiques of reproductive freedom, and the social imaginaries that influence public trust in science. It also addresses the epistemological limitations of traditional frameworks, offering instead a multi-layered approach that connects micro-level experiences (patients, families, communities) with macro-level forces (policy, regulation, cultural norms).

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