Beyond Expectation : : Assisted Conception and the Politics of Recognition / / Jacquelyne Luce.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Luce, Jacquelyne,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

An in-depth study of lesbian, bi, and queer women's experiences of thinking about and trying to become a parent, Beyond Expectation draws on eighty-two narrative interviews conducted during the late 1990s in British Columbia. Jacquelyne Luce chronicles these women's experiences, which took place from 1980 to 2000, during a period that saw significant changes to the governance of assisted reproduction and the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and same-sex partners.Beyond Expectation looks closely at the changing contexts in which women's experiences occurred and draws attention to complex issues such as 'contracting' relationships, mediating understandings of biology and genetics, and decision-making amidst various social, legal, and medical developments. Luce skillfully juxtaposes the stories of her interviewees with the wider public discourses about lesbian/bi/queer parenting and reproductive technology and highlights gaps in existing legislative reforms. Most importantly, Beyond Expectation foregrounds the lived experiences of lesbian, bi, and queer women as they negotiate kinship at the intersection of reproduction, technology, and politics.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Part I: Re-imagining Relations -- 2. Imagining Queer Parenthood -- 3. Strategic Outings -- 4. Out for the Children, or Childhood Outings? -- 5. Misreadings -- Part II: Negotiating Relatedness -- 6. Legal (Re)Framings -- 7. Figuring Anonymity -- 8. Mediating Knowing -- 9. Contracting Kinship -- Part III: Reproductive 'Assistance' -- 10. Matters of Health -- 11. Screening Pasts -- 12. Screening Futures -- 13. Reflections -- Appendix A: Timeline of Significant Events -- Appendix B: Biographies of Women Interviewed -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index