TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meyer,Cheryl L.
TI  - The Wandering Uterus: Politics and the Reproductive Rights of Women 
SN  - 9780814755631
AV  - RG133.5 .M48 1997eb
U1  - 176 20
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - New York University Press, 
KW  - Birth control
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Family planning services
KW  - Human reproduction
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Human reproductive technology
KW  - Politics, Practical
KW  - Reproductive technology
KW  - Sex discrimination against women
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - From the FDA review of RU-486 to the recent growth of fertility clinics to the rights of lesbian parents, women's reproductive lives are aggressively regulated by law and medicine. While a great deal has been written on such issues as abortion and postpartum depression, no single volume has offered a broad discussion of the interface between the legal, medical, and political aspects of women's reproduction in a manner accessible and informative to non-specialists.The Wandering Uterus fills that gap. Taking her title from an ancient Greek belief that women's health problems were caused by a wandering uterus that needed to be confined and controlled, Meyer exposes the way in which myths and prejudice about female sexuality continue to influence the practice of law and medicine today.This book offers new insights and provides a wealth of up-to- date information on a subject that changes every day. The text is divided into three main parts: political issues of pre- conception, the politics of pregnancy, and the politics of motherhood. Throughout, Meyer argues passionately that while technology and medicine must progress, they should not be allowed to do so at women's expense
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814763209
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814763209/original
ER  -