Banking on the body the market in blood, milk, and sperm in modern America

Banking for love and for moneyBankable bodies and the professional donor -- Banks that take donations -- Blood battles in the cold war -- Market backlash -- Feminine banks and the milk of human kindness -- Buying dad from the sperm bank -- Beyond the body bank.

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1. Verfasser: Swanson, Kara W. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. u.a. Harvard Univ. Press 2014
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Zusammenfassung:Banking for love and for moneyBankable bodies and the professional donor -- Banks that take donations -- Blood battles in the cold war -- Market backlash -- Feminine banks and the milk of human kindness -- Buying dad from the sperm bank -- Beyond the body bank.
Main description: Ultimately, the bank metaphor straitjacketed legal codes and reinforced inequalities in medical care. By exploring its past, Banking on the Body charts the path to a more efficient and less exploitative distribution of the human body’s life-giving potential.
Beschreibung:Includes index
Beschreibung:333 S.
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ISBN:9780674281431
978-0-674-28143-1