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Ru486: Misconceptions, Myths and Morals
A classic text for health activists and feminists interested in the complexities of how drugs are developed, marketed, and sold to women around the world, this book reviews the unusual history of the French abortion pill RU 486. Critical of the positive claims made for RU 486, it argues that its promotion is filled with myths and misconceptions. The authors scrutinize the science and politics behind RU 486, examining how the pill benefits the medical profession, drug companies, and government health economies, while offering no advantage to women. Topics include the safety and effectiveness of RU 486, the dangerous effects of prostaglandins, and whether RU 486 privatizes and de-medicalizes abortion.
- GenresFeminism
250 pages, ebook
First published May 22, 2007
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About the author
Renate Klein
37 books19 followersRenate Klein was born in Zurich, Switzerland and has degrees from universities of Zurich, London and the University of California (Berkeley). She is known internationally for her work on reproductive technologies and information technologies. She has spoken to parliamentary committees and on TV, radio and print media about ethical issues in reproductive medicines. Her books include the international bestseller
Test Tube Women
(1984, co-editor). Her other books include:
Theories of Women's Studies
(1983, co-editor with Gloria Bowles);
Man Made Women
(1986, co-author);
The Exploitation of a Desire
(1989, Deakin University Press); Infertility (1989);
Radical Voices
(1990, co-editor with Debbie Steinberg);
Angels of Power
(1991);
RU 486: Misconceptions, Myth and Morals (1991, co-author); Australia for Women: Travel and Culture (1994, co-editor with Susan Hawthorne). She is co-editor with Diane Bell of Radically Speaking: Feminism Reclaimed (1996) and with Susan Hawthorne of CyberFeminism (1999).
Renate Klein admits that the joys of dog companionship came to her after establishing herself as a writer and academic. With Jan Fook, she co-edited A Girl's Best Friend: The Meaning of Dogs in Women's Lives (2002), with Jan Fook and Susan Hawthorne Cat Tales: The Meaning of Cats in Women's Lives (2003) and HorseDreams: The Meaning of Horses in Women's Lives (2004).
She has been Associate Professor of Women's Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne. She says of herself that she still cares passionately about social justice for women, particularly in the area of reproductive and cyber technologies, but her dog, River, made her laugh, cry and experience pure joie de vivre.
RU 486: Misconceptions, Myth and Morals (1991, co-author); Australia for Women: Travel and Culture (1994, co-editor with Susan Hawthorne). She is co-editor with Diane Bell of Radically Speaking: Feminism Reclaimed (1996) and with Susan Hawthorne of CyberFeminism (1999).
Renate Klein admits that the joys of dog companionship came to her after establishing herself as a writer and academic. With Jan Fook, she co-edited A Girl's Best Friend: The Meaning of Dogs in Women's Lives (2002), with Jan Fook and Susan Hawthorne Cat Tales: The Meaning of Cats in Women's Lives (2003) and HorseDreams: The Meaning of Horses in Women's Lives (2004).
She has been Associate Professor of Women's Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne. She says of herself that she still cares passionately about social justice for women, particularly in the area of reproductive and cyber technologies, but her dog, River, made her laugh, cry and experience pure joie de vivre.
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January 19, 2017
Very well researched and presented in a way that was easy to understand. Read the updated version on kindle, which is really two books (the one written in 2013 and then the original from the 1990s.) There is some really valuable info here and its all the more damning coming from pro-choice feminists.
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