The politics of reproduction : beyond the slogans / Rebecca M. Albury.

St. Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, [1999], ©1999.

xiv, 209 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographic references (p. 181-200) and index

1. Making the personal political : an introduction to the politics of reproduction -- 2. "A woman's body is her own" : the cultural construction of women's bodies -- 3. "Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate" : state, morality and contests over expertise -- 4. "Freely available, safe contraception" : sexual politics and contraceptive choice -- 5. "Abortion is a woman's right to choose" : abortion politics and Australian government -- 6. "A woman's life is human life" : motherhood and the technologies of gender -- 7. Reproductive politics into the next decade : acknowledging the complexity of fertility