{"product_id":"problems-of-conception-9780857455024","title":"Problems of Conception","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Biotechnology Act in Norway, one of the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination. Thus, it limits people's choice as to how they can procreate within the boundaries of the nation state. The author pursues this significant datum ethnographically and addresses the issues surrounding contemporary biopolitics in Norway. This involves investigating such fundamental questions as the relation between individual and society, meanings of kinship and relatedness, the moral status of the embryo and the role of science, religion and ethics in state policies. Even though the book takes reproductive technologies as its focus, it reveals much about vital processes that are central to contemporary Norwegian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is a very interesting and well written book. The first chapter is one of the best written ‘opening speeches’ I have read in a very, very long time. It is an important contribution to the comparative study of kinship\/biotechnology\/law\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnika Rabo\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Stockholm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface and acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. Framing the issues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tKinship – a new beginning?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSome other issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLaw\/imagination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe involuntary childless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSome reflections on the precautionary principle and a bit more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe state of Norway and the notion of equality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. Children of one’s own\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA first encounter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHaving an own child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAn issue of sameness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAn own child – a first approximation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTo try everything; to tell or not to tell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tWhat makes a child your own?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDrawing together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Better safe than sorry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tUncomfortable relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLegislative process: acts and revisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArtificial insemination by donor – \u003cem\u003epro et contra\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBringing the past to the present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe making of a law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe first revision – 1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSecond and third revisions: 2003 and 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIn sum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. The inviolability of motherhood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEstablishing parenthood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOf eggs and sper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eMater semper certa est\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDisruptive effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003ePater vero\u003c\/em\u003e?  Turning the tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBy way of conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. The sorting society: knowledge, selection, ethics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReproductive choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe sorting society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA parliamentary incident\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLooking back: a few comments on eugenics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe law and the Church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEthical dilemmas\/ethical publicity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSome final remarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. Concluding reflections – and a Postscript\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGlobal reach – local appropriation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFacts and values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tControversies – contested sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPost script – legal (un)certainties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. Some notes on  methodology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tPublic documents cited or consulted\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038911463767,"sku":"9780857455024","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857455024.jpg?v=1750941909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/problems-of-conception-9780857455024","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}