Ourselves Unborn

Author: Sara Dubow
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Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B0054ID8W0
Category: Medical

Ourselves Unborn:A History of the Fetus in Modern America

During the past several decades, the fetus has been diversely represented in political debates, medical textbooks and journals, personal memoirs and autobiographies, museum exhibits and mass media, and civil and criminal law. Download Ourselves Unborn medical books for free.
Ourselves Unborn argues that the meanings people attribute to the fetus are not based simply on biological fact or theological truth, but are in fact strongly influenced by competing definitions of personhood and identity, beliefs about knowledge and authority, and assumptions about gender roles and sexuality. In addition, these meanings can be shaped by dramatic historical change: over the course of the twentieth century, medical and technological changes made fetal development more comprehensible, while political and Get Ourselves Unborn our bestseller medical books.

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In addition, these meanings can be shaped by dramatic historical change: over the course of the twentieth century, medical and technological changes made fetal development more comprehensible, while political and

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