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The baby business : how money, science, and politics drive the commerce of conception / Debora L. Spar.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-59139-620-4 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Human reproductive technology--Economic aspects. 2. Infertility—Treatment—Economic aspects. 3. Surrogate motherhood—Economic aspects. 4. Adoption—Economic aspects.
[DNLM: 1. Infertility—therapy. 2. Adoption. 3. Commerce. 4. Genetic Services—economics. 5. Reproductive Medicine—economics. 6. Reproductive Techniques—economics. 7. Socioeconomic Factors. 8. Surrogate Mothers. WP 570 S736b 2005] I. Title.
RG133.5.S666 2005
362.198'178—dc22
2005030503
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