Assisted Reproductive Justice

Race, Law, and the Fertility Industry
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-520-29201-7
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 340 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century

The complexities and contradictions of the fertility industry through a reproductive justice lens.With the proliferation of assisted reproductive technologies, the fertility industry—from in vitro fertilization to egg freezing and sperm donation—is booming. But these practices raise concerns about potential dangers and the social, economic, and racial inequalities they reinforce.In Assisted Reproductive Justice, Camisha Russell and Kimberly Mutcherson neither indict nor validate the fertility industry. Instead, they examine its complexities and contradictions, untangling the threads of inequality and opportunity woven into its complex global networks. Using reproductive justice theory as a critical lens, the book conducts a broad, interdisciplinary analysis of the history, social and legal policies, and ethics surrounding assisted reproduction. The authors use compelling case studies to illuminate issues of who gets access and why and how technology is used. More importantly, they explain how these issues can and should guide law and policymaking toward a more just fertility industry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Russell, Camisha Ann

Mutcherson, Kimberly

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments  Introduction1. Race (and Inequality) in the Fertility Industry2. The Other Side of the Coin3. Ideal Families and Familiar Ideologies4. The Right to Procreate5. What Might Justice Require?Conclusion: From Silence to Solidarity: Donor-Conceived Children and Reproductive Justice  Appendix
NotesBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Camisha Russell is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon and author of The Assisted Reproduction of Race.Kimberly Mutcherson is Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey, and editor of Feminist Judgments: Reproductive Justice Rewritten.