Other Machine

<p>With technological advances in reproduction no longer confined to the laboratory or involving only the isolated individual, women and men are increasingly resorting to a variety of technologies unheard of a few decades ago to assist them in becoming parents. The public at large, and feminists as a group, are confused and divided over how to view these technologies and over what positions to take on the moral and legal dilemmas they give rise to. <br><br> Farquhar argues that two perspectives have tended to dominate feminist discussions of these issues. She labels these: "fundamental feminism" and "market liberalism." By linking a theoterical approach with a practical set of issues, Farquhar's <strong><em>The Other Machine</em></strong> provides a rigorous analysis of contemporary feminist debates.</p> Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 ARTs of Discourse: Donors, Dads, Mothers, and others; Chapter 3 Cyborg Conceptions: How Technologies Mark Bodies; Chapter 4 Liberal Discourses: Popular and Medical; Chapter 5 Fundamentalist Discourses: Feminist and Secular; Chapter 6 Conception in the Lab: In Vitro Fertilization; Chapter 7 Surrogate Mothers: Victims or Monsters?; Chapter 8 Prenatal Technologies: Ultrasound and Amniocentesis; Chapter 9 (M)Other Discourses;