LEADER 05087nam 22007094a 450 001 9910970921903321 005 20251117054354.0 010 $a0-8070-4415-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000750026 035 $a(EBL)3117950 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000281623 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11223576 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281623 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10306756 035 $a(PQKB)11206398 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422462 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12155311 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422462 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10416191 035 $a(PQKB)11603617 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3117950 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3117950 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5001910 035 $a(OCoLC)922967900 035 $a(BIP)7001491 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000750026 100 $a20001201d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaking babies, making families $ewhat matters most in an age of reproductive technologies, surrogacy, adoption, and same-sex and unwed parents /$fMary Lyndon Shanley 210 $aBoston $cBeacon Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8070-4408-3 311 08$a0-8070-4409-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-195) and index. 327 $aTransracial 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? 330 $aHeart-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 Her timely work begins by demonstrating that the traditional model of the "natural," patriarchal family is outdated, and that the newer contractual model based on equality between adults can lead to questionable results for the child.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 606 $aFamilies$zUnited States 606 $aFamily policy$zUnited States 606 $aDomestic relations$zUnited States 606 $aParents$xLegal status, laws, etc$zUnited States 606 $aHuman reproductive technology$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aAdoption$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 615 0$aFamilies 615 0$aFamily policy 615 0$aDomestic relations 615 0$aParents$xLegal status, laws, etc. 615 0$aHuman reproductive technology$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aAdoption$xLaw and legislation 676 $a306.85/0973 700 $aShanley$b Mary Lyndon$f1944-$01855422 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970921903321 996 $aMaking babies, making families$94473853 997 $aUNINA