From a historical perspective, selective reproduction is nothing new. Infanticide,
abandonment, and selective neglect of children have a long history, and the widespread …

Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new
reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and …

Embodying Culture is an ethnographically grounded exploration of pregnancy in two
different cultures—Japan and Israel—both of which medicalize pregnancy. Tsipy Ivry …

Although conventionally tracked in the" overdeveloped world"(to use philosopher Sandra
Harding's felicitous phrase), assistive reproductive technologies are now available in many …

In this short commentary, we reflect on how ideas about disability intersect with prenatal
technologies and what this likely means for the future landscape of reproductive medicine. In …

Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the" other" to"
normal" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or …

Nominated for the Foundation of Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2018 In the UK
and beyond, Down's syndrome screening has become a universal programme in prenatal …

Feminist scholarship has demonstrated the importance of sustained critical engagement
with ultrasound visualizations of pregnant women's bodies. In response to portrayals of …

Ethnographic investigations demonstrate that there are many cultures in which women
relinquish rights for broader social goods and protections, which are equally acceptable, if …

This article examines a local version of medical public discourse about fetal images
produced through ultrasonography in Israel, where this technology has gained huge …