「リプロダクティブ・ポリティクス(性と生殖をめぐる政治)」とは、1970年代にフェミニストたちが作った造語で、避妊と中絶、養子縁組と代理出産、その他周辺の問題をめぐる、「ロー対ウェイド判決*」時代の権力闘争を表現するものです。それから半世紀が経とうという現在も、性と生殖をめぐる権利の問題は当時と同様に複雑であり、論争が絶えません。
本書は主に米国に焦点を当て、法的、政治的、宗教的、社会的、倫理的、医学的側面から、この熱い論争を巻き起こす領域を考察しています。リプロダクティブ・ポリティクスの歴史的なルーツから現在までを辿り、セックスと生殖は「プライベート」なのか「パブリック」なのか、といった問いに光を当てていきます。米国ではいつから中絶が犯罪となったのでしょうか。その理由は何なのでしょうか。「性的自己抑制(Abstinence-Only)教育」とは何でしょうか。「リプロダクティブ・ポリティクス」は女性の問題であると同時に男性の問題でもあるのではないでしょうか。この進化し続ける重要な問題について、議論するのに必要となる知識を読者に提供します。
*1973年に米最高裁が出した、女性が人工妊娠中絶を受ける権利が憲法で保障されるプライバシー権の一部であるとする判決
Reproductive politics is a term coined by feminists in the 1970s to describe contemporary, Roe v. Wade-era power struggles over contraception and abortion, adoption and surrogacy, and other satellite issues. Forty years later, questions of reproductive rights are just as complex—and controversial—as they were then. Focusing mainly on the United States, Reproductive Politics explores the legal, political, religious, social, ethical, and medical dimensions of this hotly contested arena. Tracing the historical roots of reproductive politics up through the present, Rickie Solinger adopts a question-and-answer format to shed light on such questions as: are sex and reproduction "private" or "public" matters? When was abortion criminalized in the United States—and why? What is "abstinence only" sex education? And how is "reproductive politics" a men's issue as well as a women's issue? Covering a substantial range of information in an accessible and lively manner, Solinger orients readers and provides the knowledge necessary to enter into dialogue with this important and continually evolving field.
OUTLINE
1. What is "Reproductive Politics"
2. Why History Matters
3. The Legal Context
4. Religious Views and Their Impacts
5. Population Issues and Reproductive Politics
6. Public Policy and Reproductive Politics
7. Contemporary "Values" Debates over Reproductive Politics
8. Teenage Pregnancy and Single Pregnancy in the U.S.
10. Contemporary Abortion Politics I: Opinions and Science
11. Contemporary Abortion Politics II: Experience and Practice
12. Contemporary Abortion Politics III: Activism, Law, and Public Policy
13. Fetuses
14. Family PLanning and Reproductive Technologies
15. Adoption
16. The Environment and Reproductive Politics
17. Disability and Reproductive Politics
18. Birthing and Reproductive Politics
19. Health Care Reform and Reproductive Politics
20. Global Perspectives on Reproductive Politics
21. Men and Reproductive Politics
22. Language and Frameworks
"Researchers interested in the full context of abortion rights and other reproductive issues will appreciate this helpful guide."--LIBRARY JOURNAL
"The strength of this book is the broad definition of reproductive issues beyond abortion and the articulation of the cultural and legal issues informing this topic. A good addition for collections on gender politics, abortion, and same-sex marriage." --CHOICE
ISBN : 9780199811410
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