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Author Martin, Lauren Jade.

Title Reproductive tourism in the United States : creating family in the mother country / Lauren Jade Martin
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages)
Series Routledge Advances in Sociology
Routledge advances in sociology.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Procreative Outlaws; 1 Reproductive Tourism in the Age of Globalization; 2 The Push and Pull of Reproductive Tourism: The United States as Destination; 3 Privatization and Self-Regulation in the United States Fertility Industry; 4 Coming to America: How Providers Manage Work with International Clients; 5 Ethics, Professional Autonomy, and the United States Fertility Industry; 6 Genetic Imperatives and Selective Technologies in the Global Landscape; Conclusion: Setting Regional and Global Standards
Summary This book examines the United States as a destination for international consumers of assisted fertility services, including egg donation, surrogacy, and sex selection. Based on interviews conducted with fertility industry insiders who market their services to an international clientele in three of the largest American hubs of the global fertility marketplace - New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco - and focusing on the providers rather than the consumers of assisted fertility services, the book shines a light on how professional ethics and norms, in addition to personal moralities, sha
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 8, 2014)
Subject Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects -- United States
Medical tourism -- United States
Fertility clinics -- United States
Reproductive health services -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography.
Fertility clinics
Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects
Medical tourism
Reproductive health services
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317610168
1317610164