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Autore |
Tankard Reist Melinda |
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Titolo |
Defiant birth [[electronic resource] ] : women who resist medical eugenics / / Melinda Tankard Reist |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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North Melbourne, Vic., : Spinifex Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-74219-050-2 |
1-74219-048-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Eugenics |
Pregnancy - Complications |
Women with disabilities |
Fetus - Abnormalities |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 311-328). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; THE STORY OF LAYIAH: MY WONDER CHILD; ALL IS RIGHT WITH MY WORLD; IT'S ABOUT LOVE; YOUR BABY WILL DIE: THE STORY OF GRACE; GIVING LIFE A CHANCE; FINDING JOY IN THE WEAK AMONG US; 'THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE': HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN ON PREGNANCY AND BIRTH IN AUSTRALIA; MY CHILDREN HAVE COMPENSATED ME TENFOLD; THE 'STANDARD OF CARE' WOULD BE TO ABORT MY UNBORN CHILD; LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF MÖNCHBERG; SO GLAD I LISTENED TO MY HEART; GABRIEL WAS GOING TO DIE, BUT FIRST HE WAS GOING TO LIVE |
I WOULDN'T SWAP THEM FOR ANYTHINGTHIS BABY WOULD BE LOVED; THE BLESSINGS FAR OUTWEIGH THE SORROWS; JUST CRASH THROUGH IT; GO WITH YOUR INSTINCTS; THEY TOLD ME MY CHILD WOULD WANT A NEW MOTHER; THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FACE ON EARTH; Afterword; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Daring women?those who were told not to have their babies due to perceived disabilities in themselves or their unborn children?tell their |
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