| Theorizing waste in abortion and fetal ovarian tissue use. | |
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PMID: 16506333 Owner: KIE Status: MEDLINE |
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This article explores the theoretical implications of the concept of waste as it specifically relates to arguments in favour of fetal ovarian tissue use as a source of donor eggs. The author begins by discussing medico-scientific constructions of women's reproductive bodies as wasteful. The article explores the works of Drucilla Cornell on bodily borders, Julia Kristeva on abjection, and Mary Douglas on pollution to develop a nuanced understanding of the relations between waste, women's reproductivity, and abortion in North American mainstream and medico-scientific cultures. This layered reading of waste and abortion deconstructs a significant assumption of arguments in favour of fetal ovarian tissue use as ethical--that such tissue is just "waste." The author suggests that theorizing waste this way may contribute to ethical analyses of uses of other reproductive materials (that is, embryos) that are supported, in part, by an assumption that those materials would otherwise be "wasted." |
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Authors:
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Rachel Arris |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian journal of women and the law = Revue juridique La femme et le droit Volume: 15 ISSN: 0832-8781 ISO Abbreviation: Can J Women Law Publication Date: 2003 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-02-28 Completed Date: 2006-03-07 Revised Date: 2006-04-06 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100972047 Medline TA: Can J Women Law Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 255-81 Citation Subset: E |
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Aborted Fetus* Abortion, Induced / psychology* Abortion, Spontaneous Culture Environment Female Fetal Tissue Transplantation Human Body Humans Medical Waste* Oocyte Donation* Pregnancy Reproduction Self Concept Women / psychology* |
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0/Medical Waste |
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