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The baby business : how money, science, and politics drive the commerce of conception / Debora L. Spar.

Author: Spar, Debora L.

Imprint:Boston : Harvard Business School Press, c2006.

Descriptionxix, 299 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:The quest to conceive: attacking an ancient affliction -- A cluster of cells: mechanics of the modern fertility market -- Renting wombs for money and love: the emerging market for surrogacy -- Designing babies: fixing flaws and pursuing perfection -- Return to the forbidden planet: issues in human cloning -- Trading places: the practice and politics of adoption -- Songs of Solomon: prospects for building a better baby trade.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-277) and index.



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