The baby business : how money, science, and politics drive the commerce of conception / Debora L. Spar.

  • Spar, Debora L.
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[2006], ©2006
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Boston : Harvard Business School Press, [2006], ©2006.

Physical description

xix, 299 pages ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-277) and index.

Contents

The quest to conceive: attacking an ancient affliction -- A cluster of cells: mechanics of the modern fertility market -- Renting wombs for money and love: the emerging market for surrogacy -- Designing babies: fixing flaws and pursuing perfection -- Return to the forbidden planet: issues in human cloning -- Trading places: the practice and politics of adoption -- Songs of Solomon: prospects for building a better baby trade.

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    Medical Collection
    WP570 2006S73b
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  • 1591396204
  • 9781591396208