Dubow, Sara.

Ourselves Unborn : A History of the Fetus in Modern America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (319 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Fetal Stories -- Chapter 1: Discovering Fetal Life, 1870s-1920s -- Chapter 2: Interpreting Fetal Bodies, 1930s-1970s -- Chapter 3: Defining Fetal Personhood, 1973-1976 -- Chapter 4: Defending Fetal Rights, 1970s-1990s -- Chapter 5: Debating Fetal Pain, 1984-2007 -- Epilogue: Fetal Meanings -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Ourselves Unborn examines how, from the nineteenth century through the early twenty-first century, Americans with disparate experiences, beliefs, values, and interests have participated in arguments about the legal identity, physiological condition, social value, cultural significance, and political status of the human fetus.

9780199717293


Fetus -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Obstetrics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Perinatology -- United States -- History -- 20th century.


Electronic books.

RG600.D83 2011

362.198/32