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Ourselves unborn : a history of the fetus in modern America /

Dubow, Sara.

Ourselves unborn : a history of the fetus in modern America / Sara Dubow. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - viii, 308 p. : ill. ; 25cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-296) and index.

Introduction : fetal stories -- Discovering fetal life, 1870s-1920s -- Interpreting fetal bodies, 1930s-1970s -- Defining fetal personhood, 1973-1976 -- Defending fetal rights, 1970s-1990s -- Debating fetal pain, 1984-2007 -- Epilogue : fetal meanings.

9780195323436 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0195323432 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2010014000

101528710 DNLM


Fetus--History--United States--20th century.
Fetus--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Obstetrics--History--United States--20th century.
Perinatology--History--United States--20th century.

RG600 / .D83 2011

362.198/32

2011 A-855 WQ 210 / D818oa 2011

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