Being a 'real' mum: Motherhood through donated eggs and embryos

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Abstract

Women who become mothers through egg donation embody and reinforce cultural discourses of motherhood as part of womanhood and motherhood as enacted through women s bodies. At the same time, they have usually experienced the personal and social failure of being infertile, and they disrupt the assumption of genetic connection between mothers and children.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241 - 248
Number of pages8
JournalWomen's Studies International Forum
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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