LEADER 03698nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910785373703321 005 20230725025423.0 010 $a0-19-977976-7 010 $a1-282-89992-9 010 $a9786612899928 010 $a0-19-971729-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000055342 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24087073 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000424752 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12149154 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424752 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10474757 035 $a(PQKB)10339976 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3053943 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3053943 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10432493 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL289992 035 $a(OCoLC)922970156 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000055342 100 $a20100414d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOurselves unborn$b[electronic resource] $ea history of the fetus in modern America /$fSara Dubow 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 308 p. ) $cill 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a0-19-061071-9 311 $a0-19-532343-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aINTRODUCTION: FETAL STORIES; 1. Discovering Fetal Life, 1870s-1920s; 2. Interpreting Fetal Bodies, 1930s-1970s; 3. Defining Fetal Personhood, 1973-1976; 4. Defending Fetal Rights: 1970s-1990s; 5. Debating Fetal Pain, 1984-2007; EPILOGUE: FETAL MEANINGS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY 330 $aThis title argues that the meanings people attribute to the fetus are not based simply on biological fact or theological truth, but are in fact strongly influenced by competing definitions of personhood and identity, beliefs about knowledge and authority, and assumptions about gender roles and sexuality. 330 $bDuring the past several decades, the fetus has been diversely represented in political debates, medical textbooks and journals, personal memoirs and autobiographies, museum exhibits and mass media, and civil and criminal law. Ourselves Unborn argues that the meanings people attribute to the fetus are not based simply on biological fact or theological truth, but are in fact strongly influenced by competing definitions of personhood and identity, beliefs about knowledge and authority, and assumptions about gender roles and sexuality. In addition, these meanings can be shaped by dramatic historical change: over the course of the twentieth century, medical and technological changes made fetal development more comprehensible, while political and social changes made the fetus a subject of public controversy. Moreover, since the late nineteenth century, questions about how fetal life develops and should be valued have frequently intersected with debates about the authority of science and religion, and the relationship between the individual and society. In examining the contested history of fetal meanings, Sara Dubow brings a fresh perspective to these vital debates. 606 $aFetus$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aFetus$xLegal status, laws, etc$zUnited States 606 $aObstetrics$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPerinatology$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aFetus$xHistory 615 0$aFetus$xLegal status, laws, etc. 615 0$aObstetrics$xHistory 615 0$aPerinatology$xHistory 676 $a362.198/32 700 $aDubow$b Sara$01506032 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785373703321 996 $aOurselves unborn$93736046 997 $aUNINA