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Exploring the Boundaries of Reproductive Autonomy

Exploring the Boundaries of Reproductive Autonomy Emily Jackson, Regulating Reproduction ­ Law, Technology and Autonomy. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2001, xxiv + 368pp. The relationship between law and human reproduction is inevitably an increasingly complex one, with the parameters of debate incessantly shifting to accommodate new technological developments and social change. The task that Emily Jackson sets herself, therefore, in Regulating Reproduction ­ Law, Technology and Autonomy ­ to seek to explain, challenge and re-imagine this on-going relationship ­ is a tough one. The effort is, nevertheless, well repaid. Regulating Reproduction breaks down the ensemble of human procreation into a number of spheres (with five substantive chapters on birth control, abortion, pregnancy and childbirth, reproductive technologies and surrogacy) explaining and evaluating in each case the applicable legal framework. While at first glance some of this might seem relatively well-worked terrain (abortion and surrogacy particularly) Jackson's book offers a refreshing and original account in a number of respects. Two of these are evident in the title itself: the focus on regulation viewed through the prism of autonomy. Two are less immediately obvious but permeate the book in an understated yet convincing fashion: the commitment to a woman-centred approach and the sensitivity to context. Four factors, therefore, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Res Publica Springer Journals

Exploring the Boundaries of Reproductive Autonomy

Millns, Susan
Res Publica , Volume 9 (1) – Jan 1, 2003
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2003 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Subject
Philosophy; Philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy of Law; Philosophy of Religion
ISSN
1356-4765
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1572-8692
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10.1023/A:1022559314424
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Emily Jackson, Regulating Reproduction ­ Law, Technology and Autonomy. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2001, xxiv + 368pp. The relationship between law and human reproduction is inevitably an increasingly complex one, with the parameters of debate incessantly shifting to accommodate new technological developments and social change. The task that Emily Jackson sets herself, therefore, in Regulating Reproduction ­ Law, Technology and Autonomy ­ to seek to explain, challenge and re-imagine this on-going relationship ­ is a tough one. The effort is, nevertheless, well repaid. Regulating Reproduction breaks down the ensemble of human procreation into a number of spheres (with five substantive chapters on birth control, abortion, pregnancy and childbirth, reproductive technologies and surrogacy) explaining and evaluating in each case the applicable legal framework. While at first glance some of this might seem relatively well-worked terrain (abortion and surrogacy particularly) Jackson's book offers a refreshing and original account in a number of respects. Two of these are evident in the title itself: the focus on regulation viewed through the prism of autonomy. Two are less immediately obvious but permeate the book in an understated yet convincing fashion: the commitment to a woman-centred approach and the sensitivity to context. Four factors, therefore,

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