Conceiving Life: Reproductive Politics and the Law in Contemporary ItalyThis volume examines the evolution of reproductive law in Italy from the `far west' of the 1980s and 90s through to one of the most potentially restrictive systems in Europe. The book employs an array of sociological, philosophical and legal material in order to discover why such a repressive piece of legislation has been produced at the end of a period of substantial change in the dynamic of gender relations in Italy. The book also discusses Italian policy within the wider European policy framework. |
Contents
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2 Law Gender and Nation in Contemporary Italy | 15 |
The Case of Abortion | 27 |
The Campaign Against Reproductive Choice | 49 |
5 The Embryos Sovereign Power | 59 |
6 Reformulating Reproductive Citizenship | 81 |
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Conceiving Life: Reproductive Politics and the Law in Contemporary Italy Patrick Hanafin Limited preview - 2016 |
Conceiving Life: Reproductive Politics and the Law in Contemporary Italy Dr Patrick Hanafin No preview available - 2013 |
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