A balanced and thoughtful analysis of human reproduction issues in the United States with emphasis on the ethical and policy implications of cutting-edge reproductive technologies.

Janna C. Merrick is professor of government and international affairs at the University of South Florida Robert H. Blank is professor of public policy at Brunel University in London

Preface,

xiii

1 Reproductive Rights,

1

(36)

The Framework of Reproductive Rights,

1

(3)

Reproductive Rights in the United States,

4

(2)

Constraints on State Intervention in Defining Responsible Parenthood,

6

(4)

The Right to Bodily Integrity,

6

(1)

The Right to Make Intimate Family Decisions,

7

(1)

The Right to Parental Autonomy in Childbearing,

8

(2)

The Changing Relationship between Parents and Children,

10

(1)

Fertility Control,

11

(8)

Subdermal Hormonal Implants (SHIs),

12

(2)

Sterilization,

14

(5)

Abortion: Colliding Rights and Complex Responsibilities,

19

(13)

The Incidence of Abortion in the United States,

21

(2)

The Politics of Abortion,

23

(7)

Abortion and Multiple-Fetus Pregnancies,

30

(2)

References,

32

(5)

2 Issues in Conception and Pregnancy,

37

(52)

Assisted Reproductive Technologies,

37

(12)

Artificial Insemination,

38

(1)

In Vitro Fertilization,

39

(2)

Surrogate Contracts and the Creation of New Families,

41

(4)

Surrogacy and the Law,

45

(4)

Regulating Reproductive Technologies,

49

(7)

Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Rights,

50

(2)

The Children of Technologically Assisted Reproduction,

52

(1)

Rights and Access to Assisted Reproduction,

53

(3)

Prenatal Diagnosis,

56

(3)

Sex Preselection,

59

(1)

Policy Issues in Prenatal Diagnosis,

60

(1)

Fetal Surgery,

61

(2)

Genetic Screening and Diagnosis,

63

(2)

Obstetrical Procedures and the Courts,

65

(4)

Pregnancy, Addiction, and the Law,

69

(7)

Fetal and Embryo Research,

76

(5)

Conclusions: Reproductive Technologies and Reproductive Rights,

81

(2)

References,

83

(6)

3 Chronology,

89

(24)

References,

109

(4)

4 Biographical Sketches,

113

(24)

Lori B. Andrews,

113

(1)

George Armas,

114

(1)

Marissa-Eve Ayala,

114

(1)

Baby M,

115

(1)

Andrea L. Bonnicksen,

115

(1)

Louise Joy Brown,

116

(1)

Keith Campbell,

116

(1)

Arthur Leonard Caplan,

116

(1)

Alexander Morgan Capron,

117

(1)

Angela Carder,

118

(1)

R. Alta Charo,

118

(1)

Ira J. Chasnoff,

119

(1)

Wendy Chavkin,

120

(1)

Carl Djerassi,

121

(1)

Robert Edwards,

121

(1)

John C. Fletcher,

122

(1)

Helen Bequaert Holmes,

122

(1)

Ruth Hubbard,

123

(1)

Marcia C. Inhorn,

123

(1)

Leon R. Kass,

124

(1)

Patricia A. King,

124

(1)

Bartka Maria Knoppers,

125

(1)

Mary B. Mahowald,

126

(1)

Deborah Mathieu,

126

(1)

Norma McCorvey,

127

(1)

Frances H. Miller,

127

(1)

Christine Overall,

128

(1)

Lynn Paltrow,

128

(1)

Laura M. Purdy,

129

(1)

John A. Robertson,

129

(1)

Barbara Katz Rothman,

130

(1)

Margaret Sanger,

130

(1)

Thomas C. Shevory,

131

(1)

Peter Singer,

131

(1)

Bonnie Steinbock,

132

(1)

Patrick Steptoe,

133

(1)

Laurence H. Tribe,

133

(1)

Sarah Weddington,

133

(1)

Ian Wilmut,

134

(1)

Laura R. Woliver,

135

(2)

5 Facts and Statistics,

137

(32)

Abortion,

137

(4)

Abortion Statistics,

137

(1)

Abortion Providers and Services,

138

(1)

Abortion Funding,

139

(1)

Public Opinion regarding Abortion,

139

(1)

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002,

140

(1)

Assisted Reproduction,

141

(8)

Uniform Parentage Act (2000),

141

(2)

Contested Surrogacy Cases,

143

(1)

American Society of Reproductive Medicine Ethics Statements,

144

(5)

Cloning and Stem Cell Research,

149

(4)

Remarks by President George W. Bush on Stem Cell Research,

149

(3)

Culturing Human Embryonic Stem Cells,

152

(1)

Coerced Obstetrical Intervention,

153

(3)

Decision-Making by Pregnant Women,

156

(5)

Contraception and Sterilization,

161

(3)

Emergency Contraception,

161

(1)

Sterilization,

162

(2)

HIV and Pregnancy,

164

(1)

Sex Education,

164

(2)

Alcohol Use among Pregnant Women and Nonpregnant Women,

166

(3)

6 Organizations and Governmental Agencies,

169

(22)

7 Print and Nonprint Resources,

191

(28)

Books,

191

(6)

Journals,

197

(2)

Videos,

199

(18)

Abortion,

199

(8)

Assisted Reproduction,

207

(2)

Contraception,

209

(2)

Pregnancy and Childbirth,

211

(3)

Sex Education,

214

(1)

Substance Abuse,

214

(3)

Websites,

217

(2)

Glossary,

219

(8)

Index,

227

(14)

About the Authors,

241

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