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The Borders of Reproduction: Italian Donor Conception Travellers Between Local Bans and Global Opportunities

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Volume 58

Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives



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The Borders of Reproduction

Italian Donor Conception Travellers Between Local Bans and Global Opportunities

Giulia Zanini

238 pages, bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-80768-199-9 $135.00/£104.00 / Hb / Not Yet Published (May 2027)


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In each and every chapter, the author adds new insights/thinking to ongoing debates in the social science field of infertility and ARTs, including discussions on care, the global fertility market, parenthood, relatedness, kinship, nationality, identity, inequalities, race and religion. Trudie Gerrits, University of Amsterdam

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Collectively, individuals forge and sustain transnational conception trails, crossing not only national borders but also social, cultural, religious, moral and political boundaries. This book examines the cross-border travel of Italian residents seeking donor conception, exploring the cultural, social, and material dimensions of their journey to parenthood as they navigate restrictive local reproductive policies. It reveals how these policies contribute to a global fertility market by drawing multiple borders around people, and highlights how individuals challenge conventional notions of care, consumption and kinship in their pursuit of parenthood.

Giulia Zanini is an associate professor of Anthropology at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Her research focuses on reproduction, health, and gender, covering topics like assisted reproduction, abortion access, permanent childlessness, transnational reproductive flows and reproductive trajectories. She is currently leading the ERC-funded PregDaT research project, exploring the cultural, legal and socio-technical aspects of reproduction and pregnancy.

Subject: Medical AnthropologyGender Studies and Sexuality
Area: Southern Europe


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