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By Susan Markens. 272 pp. Berkeley, University of California Press, 2007. $60 (cloth); $24.95 (paper). ISBN 978-0-520-25203-5 (cloth); 978-0-520-25204-2 (paper).

Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction presents a fascinating history of the influences that have shaped surrogacy laws and practice in the United States. Markens, a self-described feminist sociologist, presents her view that the development of surrogacy over the past two decades has been influenced by the cultural and political landscape. This is a timely commentary. According to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, approximately 250 children were born by means of surrogates in 2005. Despite the growing numbers of Americans engaging in "third party reproduction," there is no U.S. consensus about the practice of surrogacy, either in health . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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