1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910406559903321

Autore

Cardini, Franco <1940- >

Titolo

Incontri (e scontri) mediterranei : il Mediterraneo come spazio di contatto tra culture e religioni diverse / Franco Cardini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Salerno, c2014

ISBN

978-88-8402-917-1

Descrizione fisica

125 p. ; 17 cm

Collana

Astrolabio ; 7

Disciplina

909.09822

Locazione

FSPBC

FARBC

Collocazione

Collez. 2725 (7)

FONDO ROSSI 3393

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970921903321

Autore

Shanley Mary Lyndon <1944->

Titolo

Making babies, making families : what matters most in an age of reproductive technologies, surrogacy, adoption, and same-sex and unwed parents / / Mary Lyndon Shanley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Beacon Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8070-4415-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

306.85/0973

Soggetti

Families - United States

Family policy - United States

Domestic relations - United States

Parents - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Human reproductive technology - Law and legislation - United States

Adoption - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-195) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Transracial and open adoption : new forms of family relationships -- Fathers' rights, mothers' wrongs, children's needs : unwed fathers and the perpetuation of patriarchy -- A child of our own : against a market in sperm and eggs -- Surrogate motherhood : the limits of contractual freedom -- Lesbian co-mothers, sperm donors and fathers : how many parents can a child have?

Sommario/riassunto

Heart-wrenching, high-profile court cases such as the Baby M case have called attention to the troubling consequences of new reproductive technology; the law has yet to catch up with the ways that people create families today. Although these times may appear chaotic and confusing, Mary Shanley shows us that we don't have to be afraid. Her timely work begins by demonstrating that the traditional model of the "natural," patriarchal family is outdated, and that the newer contractual model based on equality between adults can lead to questionable results for the child.   Shanley offers a new vision of family law that's based on existing caring relationships of adults for children. It ensures each child's right to be cared for, and takes into



account the emotional realities of family life. She applies this practical, humane model to the most complex and controversial issues of our time, including adoption, biological fathers' legal rights, surrogate motherhood, lesbian families, and the rights of sperm and egg donors and recipients.   "In this impressive study of family law's uneasiness with custody rights, Shanley explores how dominant notions of family (in which the primary partners are married, heterosexual and of the same race) have contributed to legal rulings on adoption and surrogacy....Shanley's discussion of transracial adoptions and the controversial role of race in shaping custody rights is evenhanded and riveting, as is her critique of surrogacy-for-pay and the sale of genetic material. Readers may be surprised that the U.S. is the only Western country that doesn't restrict human ova sales, and that France doesn't pay sperm donors. This critically sophisticated yet readily accessible discussion of adoption, reproductive technology and parental responsibility represents a much-needed addition to the growing number of books on new forms of family in the 21st century." -Publishers Weekly   "Making Babies, Making Families takes on all the hard questions . . . and with unflinching clear sight, clearly defined principles, and moral compassion creates a compelling basis for answers." -Mona Harrington, author of Care and Equality   "[This] distinctive and valuable contribution ensures that [we] protect the interests of children and other vulnerable people while sustaining the bonds of intimacy." -Martha Minow, author of Between Vengeance and Forgiveness