Fertility Holidays - 9781479849109

Fertility HolidaysIVF Tourism and the Reproduction of Whiteness\nAuthor(s): Amy Speier\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479849109, 978-1479849109\nSynopsis\nA critical analysis of white, working class North Americans' motivations and experiences when traveling to Central Europe for donor egg IVF\n Each year, more and more Americans travel out of the country seeking low cost medical treatments abroad, including fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). As the lower middle classes of the United States have been priced out of an expensive privatized \""baby business,\"" the Czech Republic has emerged as a central hub of fertility tourism, offering a plentitude of blonde-haired, blue-eyed egg donors at a fraction of the price.\n Fertility Holidays presents a critical analysis of white, working class North Americans' motivations and experiences when traveling to Central Europe for donor.