Vaccination against pregnancy
Subtitle: miracle or menace?
By: Judith Richter.
Publisher: Spinifex Press; Zed Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Melbourne; Atlantic Highlands, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Antifertility vaccines.; Contraception, Immunological.; Birth control -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Description: The new immunological contraceptives now under development are being hailed as a breakthrough in medical science and a solution to population growth in the South. They work by provoking an auto-immune response which tricks the body into attacking its own reproductive hormones as though they were some kind of infection. But preventing pregnancy is not like fighting a disease. Will these new contraceptives be reliable? Are they safe? Are the results reversible? Does their design encourage coercion and abuse? A public debate is urgently needed, this book argues, before immunological contraceptives become a 'fact of life' for women.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-177) and index.