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Women's Reproductive Rights

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. Heather Widdows

    1. Centre for Global Ethics, University of Birmingham, UK

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  2. Itziar Alkorta Idiakez

    1. University of the Basque Country, Spain

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  3. Aitziber Emaldi Cirión

    1. University of Deusto, Spain

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Part of the book series: Women's Rights in Europe (WRE)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Heather Widdows
      Pages 1-13

  3. Tensions in Europe: Critical Issues in Reproductive Rights

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Abortion — A Reproductive Right

      • Catherine Kenny
      Pages 17-32

    3. Adoption: Practices and Regulations

      • Fiona MacCallum
      Pages 33-49

    4. Birth Rate and Women’s Rights in Europe

      • Paloma de Villota
      Pages 50-70

    5. Teenage Pregnancy

      • Olga Tóth
      Pages 71-87

    6. Minority Groups and Reproductive Rights

      • Nidhi Trehan, Isabel Crowhurst
      Pages 88-108

  4. The Impact of Technology: Scientific Advances and Reproductive Rights

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Women’s Rights in European Fertility Medicine Regulation

      • Itziar Alkorta
      Pages 111-123

    3. How is Technology Changing the Meaning of Motherhood for Western Women

      • Lori B. Andrews
      Pages 124-139

    4. Preimplantation Diagnosis: Problems and Future Perspectives

      • Aitziber Emaldi Cirión
      Pages 140-150

    5. The Impact of New Reproductive Technologies on Concepts of Genetic Relatedness and Non-relatedness

      • Heather Widdows
      Pages 151-164

  5. Into the Future: Projections for Reproductive Rights

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Reproductive Rights in the Twenty-First Century

      • Hille Haker
      Pages 167-187

    3. Ownership, Property and Women’s Bodies

      • Donna Dickenson
      Pages 188-198

    4. Beyond Europe: Rhetoric of Reproductive Rights in Global Population Policies

      • Sirkku K. Hellsten
      Pages 199-213

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 214-241
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About this book

Based on country reports and practical input from researchers and activists in the field, this book is an up-to-date account of the issues surrounding women's reproductive rights across Europe. The contributions provide astute theoretical analysis of existing problems and suggest innovative alternatives. The book brings together authors from academia, policy-making and international institutions to ensure comprehensive representation and thorough commentary of the issues.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Global Ethics, University of Birmingham, UK

    Heather Widdows

  • University of the Basque Country, Spain

    Itziar Alkorta Idiakez

  • University of Deusto, Spain

    Aitziber Emaldi Cirión

About the authors

LORI B. ANDREWS is Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, USA ISABEL CROWHURST is a Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, Centre for Civil Society, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK PALOMA DE VILLOTA is Professor of Applied Economy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain DONNA DICKENSON is Chair in Law and Philosophy and Executive Director, Advanced Study Centre in the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK HILLE HAKER is Chair for Religious Ethics, Frankfurt University, Germany SIRKKU K. HELLSTEN is Reader in Development Ethics and Acting Director, Centre for Study of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham, UK CATHERINE KENNY is a PhD Student, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Republic of Ireland FIONA MACCALLUM is Lecturer in Psychology, University of Warwick, UK OLGA TÓTH is Senior Researcher, Institute of Sociology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary NIDHI TREHAN is a PhD Student, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and Marie Curie Fellow, Centre for Human Rights, University of Padova, Italy

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