Romancing the Sperm: Shifting Biopolitics and the Making of Modern Families By Diane Tober

The 1990s marked a new era in family formation Increased access to donor sperm enabled single women and lesbian couples to create their families on their own terms outside the bounds of heterosexual married relationships However emerging alternative families were not without social and political controversy Women who chose to have children without male partners faced many challenges in their quest to have children Despite current wider social acceptance of single people and same sex couples becoming parents many of these challenges continue In Romancing the Sperm Diane Tober explores the intersections between sperm donation and the broader social and political environment in which modern families are created and regulated Through tangible and intimate stories this book provides a captivating read for anyone interested in family and kinship genetics and eugenics and how ever expanding assisted reproductive technologies continue to redefine what it means to be human Romancing the Sperm Shifting Biopolitics and the Making of Modern Families site_link post a commentWhat a fascinating and empowering read Diane Tober s extensive research over than two decades is quite evident and cleverly presented I loved the interviewee quotes that gave the book such a real human touch and provided insight into what those who choose artificial conception go through This book truly redefines family and having read this I certainly feel educated on the subject of artificial conception and the issues facing those who choose it Excellent read English Engaging and personal English Interesting view on the meaning of gift and how we can give our own biology Perspective of sperm donors as the pure giving their body as the incentives of money are not enough to cover the costs Lots to think about what is giveable and appropriate blood semen hair and why there is an element of disgust in it English.