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October 1, 2008

Kinship in the Age of Reproductive Tourism

by Heidi Elisabeth Sandnes, Kilden, Norway - The medical profession is increasingly able to help infertile couples become happy parents. But when it is possible to buy an egg cell from a Russian woman, implant the embryo in an Indian womb and take the finished baby home to Norway, the ethics of medical technology gets mixed with discussions of class and race.

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