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Reproductive choices are at once the most private and intimate decisions we make in our lives and undeniably also among the most public. Reproductive decision making takes place in a web of overlapping concerns - political and ideological, socio-economic, health and health care - all of which engage the public and involve strongly held opinions and attitudes about appropriate conduct on the part of individuals and the state. Law, Policy and Reproductive Autonomy examines the idea of reproductive autonomy, noting that in attempting to look closely at the contours of the concept, we begin to see some uncertainty about its meaning and legal implications - about how to understand reproductive autonomy and how to value it. Both mainstream and feminist literature about autonomy contribute valuable insights into the meaning and implications of reproductive autonomy. The developing feminist literature on relational autonomy provides a useful starting point for a contextualised conception of reproductive autonomy that creates the opportunity for meaningful exercise of reproductive choice. With a contextualised approach to reproductive autonomy as a backdrop, the book traces aspects of the regulation of reproduction in Canadian, English, US and Australian law and policy, arguing that not all reproductive decisions necessarily demand the same level of deference in law and policy, and making recommendations for reform.

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Book category Books in English Law Jurisprudence & general issues Law & society

• Full title: Law, Policy and Reproductive Autonomy
• Author: Erin Nelson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 448
• EAN: 9781841138671
• ISBN: 1841138673
• ID: 01299077
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 950 g
• Dimensions: 250 × 177 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. July 2013

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