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Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century
A Comparative Analysis
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This pertinent book investigates how governments are involved in human reproduction. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the book provides crucial insights from the fields of sociology, law, political science and demography to better understand reproduction policy in the twenty-first century.
This pertinent book investigates how governments are involved in human reproduction. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the book provides crucial insights from the fields of sociology, law, political science and demography to better understand reproduction policy in the twenty-first century.
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This pertinent book investigates how governments are involved in human reproduction. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the book gathers crucial insights from the fields of sociology, law, political science and demography to better understand reproduction policy in the twenty-first century.
Arguing that reproduction policy is a regulatory domain of the welfare state, expert authors from across the globe analyse cases concerning sexuality education, contraception, abortion, pregnancy care, medically assisted reproduction and related policies. Cross-country and cross-policy comparisons reveal how ideologies, policy goals, and instruments in this domain are interlinked, and show where these interrelations contradict. Ultimately, Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century highlights the need for further comparative academic work on reproduction policy, recommending a future research agenda which will influence the creation of policy landscapes that support the reproductive welfare of all.
This timely book is a crucial resource for students and researchers of comparative social policy, human rights law, politics and public policy. Building on cornerstone feminist arguments, it is also of interest to sociologists more broadly as it investigates social inequalities in the domain of reproduction.
Arguing that reproduction policy is a regulatory domain of the welfare state, expert authors from across the globe analyse cases concerning sexuality education, contraception, abortion, pregnancy care, medically assisted reproduction and related policies. Cross-country and cross-policy comparisons reveal how ideologies, policy goals, and instruments in this domain are interlinked, and show where these interrelations contradict. Ultimately, Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century highlights the need for further comparative academic work on reproduction policy, recommending a future research agenda which will influence the creation of policy landscapes that support the reproductive welfare of all.
This timely book is a crucial resource for students and researchers of comparative social policy, human rights law, politics and public policy. Building on cornerstone feminist arguments, it is also of interest to sociologists more broadly as it investigates social inequalities in the domain of reproduction.
Critical Acclaim
‘This book offers a wide-ranging, galvanising and informative collection of chapters by an international group of scholars on reproduction policy covering pronatalism, contraception, anti-abortionism, sexuality education and surrogacy from the Americas through Europe to Africa and Asia all in a comparative perspective. I recommend it for both academic and non-academic readers.’
– Judit Takács, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary
‘Reproduction policy is often hiding in plain sight, an aspect or outcome of national health, labor, family and social welfare regulation. This comprehensive and comparative book brings together chapters focusing on sex education, contraception, abortion, medically assisted infertility treatments, selective pro- and anti-natalism and more across a score of countries. The book provides important methods and theories for thinking cohesively about contemporary issues in reproduction policy.’
– Rayna Rapp, New York University, US
‘This book is truly going somewhere new, elucidating reproduction policy as a field of study and critically integrating it into comparative welfare state research. It shines an original light on an understudied dimension of welfare state regulation.’
– Mary Daly, University of Oxford, UK
– Judit Takács, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary
‘Reproduction policy is often hiding in plain sight, an aspect or outcome of national health, labor, family and social welfare regulation. This comprehensive and comparative book brings together chapters focusing on sex education, contraception, abortion, medically assisted infertility treatments, selective pro- and anti-natalism and more across a score of countries. The book provides important methods and theories for thinking cohesively about contemporary issues in reproduction policy.’
– Rayna Rapp, New York University, US
‘This book is truly going somewhere new, elucidating reproduction policy as a field of study and critically integrating it into comparative welfare state research. It shines an original light on an understudied dimension of welfare state regulation.’
– Mary Daly, University of Oxford, UK
Contents
Contents
1 The case for comparative reproduction policy research 1
Hannah Zagel
PART I COMPARING WITHIN AND ACROSS BORDERS
2 Exporting the American playbook: the international reach
of the US anti-abortion movement 19
Tania Penovic
3 The diffusion of knowledge responsibility: polity insights
into the regulation of sexuality education across the German states 36
Anna E. Kluge
PART II CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON
4 Asian family planning programs and the construction of
fertility preferences 54
Stuart Gietel-Basten
5 Sexuality education from an international perspective 68
Olena Ivanova, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Mariana Cruz
Murueta and Rayan Korri
6 Variants of abortion exceptionalism: mapping adherence
to healthcare standards in high-income countries 86
Catherine Conlon
PART III CROSS-POLICY COMPARISON
7 The reciprocal relationship between public attitudes and
reproduction policy: an agenda for an uncharted research field 103
Rohan Khan
8 A comparative analysis across reproduction policy fields
in Hungary 119
Ivett Szalma and Alexandra Sipos
9 A world of contradictions. Biopolitics and the post-1989
reproduction policies in Poland 136
Monika Ewa Kaminska
PART IV POLICY INTERACTIONS
10 The regulatory environment of multifetal pregnancy
reduction: a comparative case study of Italy and Japan 153
Mio Tamakoshi
11 Comparing surrogacy regulation in the UK and California 167
Zaina Mahmoud
12 Discussion: reproduction policy in the twenty-first century 183
Hannah Zagel and Rene Almeling
1 The case for comparative reproduction policy research 1
Hannah Zagel
PART I COMPARING WITHIN AND ACROSS BORDERS
2 Exporting the American playbook: the international reach
of the US anti-abortion movement 19
Tania Penovic
3 The diffusion of knowledge responsibility: polity insights
into the regulation of sexuality education across the German states 36
Anna E. Kluge
PART II CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON
4 Asian family planning programs and the construction of
fertility preferences 54
Stuart Gietel-Basten
5 Sexuality education from an international perspective 68
Olena Ivanova, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Mariana Cruz
Murueta and Rayan Korri
6 Variants of abortion exceptionalism: mapping adherence
to healthcare standards in high-income countries 86
Catherine Conlon
PART III CROSS-POLICY COMPARISON
7 The reciprocal relationship between public attitudes and
reproduction policy: an agenda for an uncharted research field 103
Rohan Khan
8 A comparative analysis across reproduction policy fields
in Hungary 119
Ivett Szalma and Alexandra Sipos
9 A world of contradictions. Biopolitics and the post-1989
reproduction policies in Poland 136
Monika Ewa Kaminska
PART IV POLICY INTERACTIONS
10 The regulatory environment of multifetal pregnancy
reduction: a comparative case study of Italy and Japan 153
Mio Tamakoshi
11 Comparing surrogacy regulation in the UK and California 167
Zaina Mahmoud
12 Discussion: reproduction policy in the twenty-first century 183
Hannah Zagel and Rene Almeling
