Ova-dose? : Australian women and the new reproductive technology / Lorraine Hepburn.

North Sydney, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 1992.

xviii, 188 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm

This item was donated as part of The Women's Health Library archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/WHL https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fjg4s86y

Copy 1. Donor: This item was originally held in the Women's Health Library. It was donated to Wellcome in 2016 by the Feminist Library, which acted as temporary custodian following the closure of Women's Health in 2006.

Copy 1. Former Women's Health Library shelfmark: Os

Introduction: Finding the facts -- 1. Family. The Australian family -- defining the reality. The family as 'cornerstone' of society and its place in the debate. The family in contemporary statistical terms. The family in public policy and social planning -- 2. Philosophers. Defining the area of debate. Identifying the debaters. Establishing a national uniform approach to the new technology -- 3. Funders, fixers and financiers. Funders. Fixers. Financiers -- 4. Foetalists. Defining the area of debate. Identifying the debaters. Who controls it all? -- 5. Feminists. Philosophers. Funders, fixers and financiers. Foetalists. Family -- 6. Fashioning the future. A national committee on bioethics? Consulting the public? The Australian National Bioethics Consultative Committee. The Western Australian Human Reproductive Technology Bill. The IVF industry. The challenges ahead. Stop Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.