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

Maggie Kirkman

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2008.05.006

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

Maggie Kirkman

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	241 - 248
Number of pages	8
Journal	Women's Studies International Forum
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2008.05.006
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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