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A Transnational Feminist View of Surrogacy Biomarkets in India, by Sheela Saravanan, (electronic resource)

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This book takes a reproductive justice approach to argue that surrogacy as practised in the contemporary neoliberal biomarkets crosses the humanitarian thresholds of feminism. Drawing on her ethnographic work with surrogate mothers, intended parents and medical practitioners in India, the author shows the dark connections between poverty, gender, human rights violations and indignity in the surrogacy market. In a developing country like India, bio-technologies therefore create reproductive objects of certain female bodies while promoting an image of reproductive liberation for others. India is a classic example for how far these biomarkets can exploit vulnerabilities for individual requirements in the garb of reproductive liberty. This critical book refers to a range of liberal, radical and postcolonial feminist frameworks on surrogacy, and questions the individual reproductive rights perspective as an approach to examine global surrogacy. It introduces ‘humanitarian feminism’ as an alternative concept to bridge feminist factions divided on contextual and ideological grounds. It hopes to build a global feminist solidarity drawing on a ‘reproductive justice’ approach by recognizing the histories of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, age and immigration oppression in all communities. This work is of interest to researchers and students of medical sociology and anthropology, gender studies, bioethics, and development studies.--
Language
eng
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Extent
1 online resource (XV, 183 pages)
Contents
  • 1. Indian Surrogacy Biomarkets: An Introduction
  • 2. Surrogacy Globalscape
  • 3. A Feminist discourse on Surrogacy: Reproductive Rights and Justice Approach
  • 4. Situating India in the Globalscape of Inequalities
  • 5. Surrogacy Biomarkets in India: Stratified Reproduction and Intersectionality
  • 6. The Postcolonial Paradox and Feminist Solidarity
  • 7. Transnational Feminism for Reproductive Justice
  • 8. Towards Humanitarian Assisted Conception
Isbn
9789811068690
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6869-0
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A Transnational Feminist View of Surrogacy Biomarkets in India
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A Transnational Feminist View of Surrogacy Biomarkets in India
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by Sheela Saravanan
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Language
eng
Summary
This book takes a reproductive justice approach to argue that surrogacy as practised in the contemporary neoliberal biomarkets crosses the humanitarian thresholds of feminism. Drawing on her ethnographic work with surrogate mothers, intended parents and medical practitioners in India, the author shows the dark connections between poverty, gender, human rights violations and indignity in the surrogacy market. In a developing country like India, bio-technologies therefore create reproductive objects of certain female bodies while promoting an image of reproductive liberation for others. India is a classic example for how far these biomarkets can exploit vulnerabilities for individual requirements in the garb of reproductive liberty. This critical book refers to a range of liberal, radical and postcolonial feminist frameworks on surrogacy, and questions the individual reproductive rights perspective as an approach to examine global surrogacy. It introduces ‘humanitarian feminism’ as an alternative concept to bridge feminist factions divided on contextual and ideological grounds. It hopes to build a global feminist solidarity drawing on a ‘reproductive justice’ approach by recognizing the histories of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, age and immigration oppression in all communities. This work is of interest to researchers and students of medical sociology and anthropology, gender studies, bioethics, and development studies.--
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  • Medical anthropology
  • Bioethics
  • Identity politics
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A Transnational Feminist View of Surrogacy Biomarkets in India, by Sheela Saravanan, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6869-0
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Contents
1. Indian Surrogacy Biomarkets: An Introduction -- 2. Surrogacy Globalscape -- 3. A Feminist discourse on Surrogacy: Reproductive Rights and Justice Approach -- 4. Situating India in the Globalscape of Inequalities -- 5. Surrogacy Biomarkets in India: Stratified Reproduction and Intersectionality -- 6. The Postcolonial Paradox and Feminist Solidarity -- 7. Transnational Feminism for Reproductive Justice -- 8. Towards Humanitarian Assisted Conception
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978-981-10-6869-0
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1 online resource (XV, 183 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9789811068690
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7 illustrations
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access
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remote
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(OCoLC)1030303265
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A Transnational Feminist View of Surrogacy Biomarkets in India, by Sheela Saravanan, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6869-0
Publication
Antecedent source
mixed
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
1. Indian Surrogacy Biomarkets: An Introduction -- 2. Surrogacy Globalscape -- 3. A Feminist discourse on Surrogacy: Reproductive Rights and Justice Approach -- 4. Situating India in the Globalscape of Inequalities -- 5. Surrogacy Biomarkets in India: Stratified Reproduction and Intersectionality -- 6. The Postcolonial Paradox and Feminist Solidarity -- 7. Transnational Feminism for Reproductive Justice -- 8. Towards Humanitarian Assisted Conception
Control code
978-981-10-6869-0
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XV, 183 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9789811068690
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uncompressed
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
Other physical details
7 illustrations
Quality assurance targets
absent
Reformatting quality
access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1030303265

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