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Zusatztext “This is a stimulating and accessible book for those with an interest in reproductive health, ethnicity, and health, or the social implications of new technologies. Its strength lies in the diverse, empathetic case studies of ART use in different regions and among a variety of groups. These case studies provide a balance of in-depth ethnographic studies and sensitive appraisals of the workings of health systems for diverse communities, with a broader vision of a future in which high-quality, culturally competent care is available for all and low-cost ART protocols allow access for people in low-resource settings to receive effective treatment for their infertility.” • Medical Anthropology Quarterly “...a fascinating read... The complex intersections between gender, kinship, region, nationality, ethnicity, and religion — as well as the vicissitudes of individual agency — are very clearly demonstrated in this volume. For this alone it will be welcomed as a substantial accomplishment.” • Sarah Franklin , Cambridge University Informationen zum Autor Bob Simpson is Professor of Anthropology at Durham University. He is the author of Changing Families: An Ethnographic Approach to Divorce and Separation (Berg, 1998). Klappentext Following the birth of the first "test-tube baby" in 1978, Assisted Reproductive Technologies became available to a small number of people in high-income countries able to afford the cost of private treatment, a period seen as the "First Phase" of ARTs. In the "Second Phase," these treatments became increasingly available to cosmopolitan global elites. Today, this picture is changing - albeit slowly and unevenly - as ARTs are becoming more widely available. While, for many, accessing infertility treatments remains a dream, these are beginning to be viewed as a standard part of reproductive healthcare and family planning. This volume highlights this "Third Phase" - the opening up of ARTs to new constituencies in terms of ethnicity, geography, education, and class. Zusammenfassung Following the birth of the first "test-tube baby" in 1978! Assisted Reproductive Technologies became available to a small number of people in high-income countries able to afford the cost of private treatment! a period seen as the "First Phase" of ARTs. In the "Second Phase!" these treatments became increasingly available to cosmopolitan global elites. Today! this picture is changing - albeit slowly and unevenly - as ARTs are becoming more widely available. While! for many! accessing infertility treatments remains a dream! these are beginning to be viewed as a standard part of reproductive healthcare and family planning. This volume highlights this "Third Phase" - the opening up of ARTs to new constituencies in terms of ethnicity! geography! education! and class. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Third Phase? Bob Simpson and Kate Hampshire Section One: (Islamic) ART Journeys and Moral Pioneers Introduction: New Reproductive Technologies in Islamic Local Moral Worlds Marcia C. Inhorn Chapter 1. 'Islamic Bioethics' in Transnational Perspective Morgan Clarke Chapter 2. Moral Pioneers: Pakistani Muslims and the Take-up of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the North of England Bob Simpson, Mwenza Blell and Kate Hampshire Chapter 3. Whither Kinship? Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Relatedness in the Islamic Republic of Iran Soraya Tremayne Chapter 4. Practitioner Perspective: Practising ARTs in Islamic Contexts Farouk Mahmoud Section Two: ARTs and the Low-Income Threshold. Introduction: ARTs in Resource-Poor Areas: Practices, Experiences, Challenges and Theoretical Debates Trudie Gerrits Chapter 5. Global Access to ...
