Biotechnologies and Reproductive Agency by Ana Bravo-Moreno - 9781032217246

Biotechnologies and Reproductive AgencyAn Ethnography of Solo Motherhood in Spain and the United Kingdom\nAuthor(s): Ana Bravo-Moreno\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032217246, 978-1032217246\nSynopsis\nAs artificial reproductive technologies become available to populations that have previously not had access to them, this book asks how reproduction is being transformed by technologies and individuals whose sexual and reproductive lives may defy sociocultural norms, religious codes and national laws. Seeking to develop a novel approach for studying the families of the 21st century, it examines the uptake of assisted reproductive technologies by women who opt for lone motherhood, exploring the circulation of reproductive technologies, bodily material, and ideas in two countries recognised as leaders in ART and sexual and reproductive health rights. Through ethnographic research in Spain and the UK, it considers .