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Consent is the golden principle that determines the legality of most medical treatment. However, whilst choice is the much-vaunted central tenet of maternity care, its importance emphasised in policy documents, the lived experience is often rather different, particularly in the case of individuals constructed as ‘other’. This collection brings together a range of researchers from multiple disciplines to address the issue of choice in the context of reproduction, focussing upon narratives of consent as they pertain to reproductive subjects who all too often are rendered invisible by the law, by the healthcare professionals treating them, or by society. It explores the contours of consent in England and Wales, engaging with reproductive justice by focussing upon the way in which reproductive subjects are othered, treated differently due to their skin colour, their genetic make up, the fact that they have a serious mental illness or even those who do not want to be mothers. It presents original research, bringing together multiple perspectives in examining the way in which individuals are rendered invisible in the context of reproductive healthcare. The book will be essential reading for academics and professionals in law, nursing, medicine, midwifery, sociology, ethics and anthropology.

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“Through its compelling, persuasive, and disturbing account of the multiple ways in which reproductive subjects are rendered invisible, this important new book on informed consent and reproduction helps us to understand why there are so many maternity ‘scandals’.” — Emily Jackson, Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. “This outstanding collection brings together a wide range of perspectives on the question of consent. Challenging, insightful, and stimulating, this book is required reading for anyone interested in understanding more about consent."" —Jonathan Herring, Professor of Law, University of Oxford, UK. “Nowhere is the gap between the theory of consent and its implementation in practice more obvious than in the context of reproductive rights (broadly defined). This multi-disciplinary collection, exploring multiple facets of that gap, makes a vital contribution to ensuring that it is closed.” —Alex Ruck Keene, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers and Professor of Practice, King’s College London, UK. “This timely book unites important perspectives from multiple disciplines. It demonstrates the unquestionable importance of centring in our analysis of reproductive consent, the lived experiences of the people that do the reproducing.” —Elselijn Kingma, Sowerby Professor in Philosophy and Medicine, King’s College London, UK.

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Samantha Halliday is an Associate Professor in Biolaw at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK. Rebecca Brione is completing a philosophy PhD at King's College London, UK. Previously she led the research programme for the charity Birthrights. Jacqueline Nicholls is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, UK.

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