期刊名称：Analize – Journal of Gender and Feminist Studies
印刷版ISSN：1453-7559
电子版ISSN：2344-2352
出版年度：2014
期号：2
页码：14
语种：English
出版社：The Romanian Society for Feminist Analyses AnA
摘要：Lesbian couples are dependent on the medicalization of pregnancy and birth if they wish for a genetically related child. Most countries are unprepared to tackle the issues of same-sex families to say the least. Whereas in social and political contexts that are mostly hostile to LGBT persons the fear of “coming out” renders lesbians invisible, in less oppressive environments lesbian families make efforts in order to “normalize” their condition. Based on the existing literature on the subject, in the current paper I intend to underscore some of the main types of agency that lesbian women employ in order to become biological parents and claim legitimacy as mothers. I will discuss issues related to agency in the medical, social and legal realms.
