God's laboratory : assisted reproduction in the Andes

God's laboratory : assisted reproduction in the Andes /

Assisted reproduction, with its test tubes, injections, and gamete donors, often raises important concerns regarding matters of life and kinship. Yet these concerns do not take the same form everywhere around the world. In this innovative ethnography of in vitro fertilization in Ecuador, Elizabeth R...

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Main Author: Roberts, Elizabeth F. S., 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Human reproductive technology > Ecuador.
Human reproductive technology > Andes Region.
Fertilization in vitro, Human > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Medical anthropology > Ecuador.
Medical anthropology > Andes Region.
Reproductive technology.
Christianity.
Therapeutics.
Religion.
Humanities.
Organ donors.
Human reproductive technology.
Persons.
Reproductive Techniques
Christianity
Investigative Techniques.
Therapeutics
Religion
Named Groups.
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment.
Humanities
Tissue Donors
Catholicism
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
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