With the rigor of a dedicated scholar and the passion of a committed activist, Nancy Lublin offers a fresh perspective on the ethical dimensions of providing and using reproductive technologies, including contraception, assisted conception, and antenatal and childbirth interventions. Combining feminist philosophy and legal theory, Lublin considers these issues under a single category that she calls 'technological intervention in the womb.' She addresses the positions of technophiles (who advocate acceptance of technological intervention in the womb as a source of liberation), technophobic feminists (who reject artificial invasions as anti-natural and anti-women), and other feminists who have argued that technological intervention in the womb should be legal and available to women because freedom of choice should be gender-neutral. Lublin identifies core principles that are common to a kaleidoscope of feminist theories, and she argues that a materialist feminism provides the most effective framework for establishing public policy and creating social change in the name of gender justice.

"Lublin presents a concise, constructive study of the question, Is technological reproductive intervention a friend or foe of women? . . . This volume offers a clearly presented, well-documented source to inspire debate and further study regarding the social change affiliated with reproductive technology." - CHOICE

"Ms. Lublin, a young feminist theorist, makes a compelling case for expanding the constitutional protection of reproductive rights to embrace the equal protection clause and for encouraging state intervention to create universal free reproductive health care—all while guaranteeing women's autonomy." - The Buffalo News

"It should be read from cover to cover, including the notes, by everyone concerned about technological intervention in the womb." - Reproductive Health Matters

"Lublin's creative recasting of material feminism as praxis feminism constitutes an intriguing addition to feminist discussions of reproductive technology. A thought-provoking read in feminist bioethics." - Religious Studies Review

"Nancy Lublin's clear and insightful text truly does open the Pandora's box associated with reproductive technologies . . . I strongly recommend this book as an addition to any undergraduate, graduate, or medical library." - Medical Humanities

"Reviews conventional feminist paradigms in developing a framework for interpreting new reproductive technologies. It is concluded that a real feminism dialogue about gender justice is needed so that the diaspora of feminist theories can become a strength rather than a weakness of feminist practice." - Sociological Abstracts

"offers a clearly presented, well-documented source to inspire debate and further study regarding the social change affiliated with reproductive technology." - CHOICE, Vol.35, No. 10

"It serves to illustrate both the importance and the challenges of breaking out of feminist academic cirlcles with books that cross over to a larger trade audience, and it is sure to generate more debate on these critical issues." - Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society