Oral History: Snapshots from a Family Album

Author: Livia A.

Source: International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies, Volume 5, Number 2, April 2000 , pp. 215-219(5)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

This piece presents six short scenes from the conception of twins by alternative insemination through gender determination and birth, to the first vaccination. It shows that the question “Who is the real mother?” is just as important as the question “Is your baby a boy or a girl?”

Keywords: alternative insemination; gender determination; lesbian motherhood; birth; women's health care

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: French Department, University of California, Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720; livia@Cal.berkeley.edu.

Publication date: 2000-04-01

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