Unlikely fissures and uneasy resonances: lesbian co-mothers, surrogate parenthood and fathers' rights

Millbank, J

Unlikely fissures and uneasy resonances: lesbian co-mothers, surrogate parenthood and fathers' rights

Millbank, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Feminist Legal Studies, 2008, 16 (2), pp. 141 - 167
Issue Date:: 2008-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Millbank, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8934-7945	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Feminist Legal Studies, 2008, 16 (2), pp. 141 - 167	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0966-3622	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10456
dc.description.abstract	This article explores commonalities between parental claims for lesbian co-mothers and other contexts in which intention is a key aspect to family formation for (mostly) heterosexual families: in particular, surrogacy and pre-birth disputes over embryos. Through a series of case studies drawn from recent reproductive controversies, the paper uses the lens of empathy to argue for social or non-genetic modes of parenthood connecting lesbian mothers and other 'reproductive outsiders'. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Feminist Legal Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10691-008-9085-2	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Criminology	en_US
dc.title	Unlikely fissures and uneasy resonances: lesbian co-mothers, surrogate parenthood and fathers' rights	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HJ - Health Justice
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Abstract:

This article explores commonalities between parental claims for lesbian co-mothers and other contexts in which intention is a key aspect to family formation for (mostly) heterosexual families: in particular, surrogacy and pre-birth disputes over embryos. Through a series of case studies drawn from recent reproductive controversies, the paper uses the lens of empathy to argue for social or non-genetic modes of parenthood connecting lesbian mothers and other 'reproductive outsiders'. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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